Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to taxis

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(Reuters) – Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money on the traditional taxi industry, a subsidy that appears to be the first of its kind in the United States.