Chris has long been a successful, local, multi-business owner, who knows what it is like to have to make payroll, and knows what it takes to turn a profit. Chris wants to use this breadth of knowledge he has acquired in the private sector and put it to use helping the hard-working families of Taunton and Easton, who now find themselves staring down at unprecedented and crushing inflation (especially for the essentials all citizens cannot do without, like, food, gas, and utilities). The combined rate for just these three things combined has risen 37% from last year. In addition, housing costs have become even more unaffordable, if that is possible, rising over 13% from last year. Chris supports the following measures that will help to give relief to all of us:

• Suspend the Gasoline Tax Indefinitely to Offset Inflation

• Suspend State Utility Taxes Indefinitely to Reduce Energy Costs

• Remove Unnecessary and Burdensome Regulations to Keep Businesses Open

• Push for Annual Tax Holidays Throughout the Year

• Double the Dependent Care Tax Credit on income taxes so that families can get more back from their returns, which will help offset the damage caused by inflation.

• Double the Senior Circuit Breaker Credit so senior homeowners can obtain some tax relief

• Increase No Income Tax Status to $12,400 for single filers, $24,800 for joint filers, and $18,650 for head of households - eliminating the income tax for more than 234,000 low-income filers.