The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance issued the following statement following news that the State Auditor’s office certified a $2.94 Billion surplus that will now be returned to Massachusetts taxpayers.

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue released their numbers, which was required by September 1, which will be used to determine the full credit amount to be returned to Massachusetts taxpayers through Chapter 62F.

The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Labor Department announcing this morning that inflation in the United States hit 9.1% in June, its highest rate in nearly 41 years.