With a Deadline Quickly Approaching,
Democrats on the Hill in Hartford Can’t Find the Votes to Pass Their Own State
Budget which is Loaded with Tax Increases!!!
Democrats
Struggle To Find Budget Votes In House
Maybe some Democrats were Spooked by the
National Publication – The Wall Street Journal –
and its recent Publication which Described Connecticut as
Worse
Than Illinois!!!
The Wall Street Journal
writes…..The Census Bureau says Connecticut was one of six states that lost
population in fiscal 2013-2014, and a Gallup poll in the second half of 2013
found that about half of Nutmeg Staters would migrate
if they could. Now the Democrats who run the state want to drive the other half
out too.
That’s the best way to explain
the frenzy by Governor Dannel Malloy and the
legislature to raise taxes again and blow through a state constitutional
spending cap. They’ve been negotiating behind closed-doors over the details of
a two-year $40 billion budget that could be revealed this weekend, but it’s
already clear that Connecticut
residents will pay big time. Continue reading at …. http://www.wsj.com/articles/worse-than-illinois-1432939572
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June 2,
2015
From
Susan Kniep, President
The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc.
Website: http://ctact.org/
Email: fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone:
860-841-8032
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CONNECTICUT IN CRISIS High Debt and
Deficits
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Projected State Deficits: Fiscal Year 2016 - $1.3 billion;
Fiscal Year 2017 - $1.4 billion; Fiscal Year
2018 - $1.3 billion. Connecticut
Property Owners Pay the
Fifth Highest Property Taxes in the Nation!
Federation of CT - Taxpayers - May 2015
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As early as Monday morning, news outlets
were anticipating Connecticut
would have a budget by the end of the day. Here are some of the headlines….
CTNewsJunkie.com
reports
On two-year, $40 billion state budget agreement that boosts taxes on businesses,
authorizes keno, and increases personal income taxes on the state’s wealthiest
citizens.
CBIA COMMENTS: Joe Brennan,
president and CEO of the Connecticut
Business and Industry Association, said Sunday that he doesn’t understand the
rationale for taking a state that’s already viewed as “non-competitive” and
“making it more non-competitive.”
He said that if the tax package passes, the state will
become much less competitive, as highlighted by a Wall Street Journal editorial
that was circulating Saturday as budget negotiations were coming to a close.
REPUBLICANS COMMENT: Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, said Sunday that “despite the
rhetoric we have heard from the governor, Connecticut is putting a damper on potential
for job growth and fiscal stability.”
The Republicans, despite their insistence, were not included
in budget negotiations
CTNewsJunkie.come by Christine Stuart |
Jun 1, 2015 5:30am
Posted to: Business | Gaming | State Budget | Taxes
LAWMAKERS are expected to vote
Monday on the two-year, $40 billion state budget agreement that boosts taxes on
businesses, authorizes keno, and increases personal income taxes on the state’s
wealthiest citizens.
Democratic leaders in the
General Assembly struck the budget deal with Democratic Gov. Dannel P.
Malloy early Sunday morning. Rank-and-file lawmakers are expected to learn more
about what’s in the package later Monday.
When lawmakers emerged from a
briefing on the negotiations early Sunday morning, they said the budget
maintains the current sales tax rate at 6.35 percent. A half a percent will
help fund Malloy’s 30-year, $100 billion transportation initiative, while
another portion will help offset the amount of revenue some towns may lose from
the new uniform motor vehicle tax rate. Continue reading at ….http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/budget_vote_expected_later_today/
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CT MIRROR STAFF is Providing a
Bill
checklist: Track the progress of key legislation
By: | June 1, 2015
We’ve designed this tool so you can keep track of some of
the session's key legislation as the legislature scrambles in the final days
before adjournment on June 3. Continue reading at ….. http://ctmirror.org/2015/06/01/bill-checklist-track-the-progress-of-key-legislation/
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STATE REPUBLICANS began the following campaign
on Monday urging concerned taxpayers to call
State legislators to defeat the budget. This too could have impacted the
vote or rather lack of!!!!
Here is the Republicans
message…..
The majority party of the state
finance committee has voted to hike Connecticut
taxes AGAIN by NEARLY $2.4 billion RETROACTIVE to January 1.
If they become law, these
massive tax increases, on top of $6.4 billion in tax increases over the last
four years, will further hurt families and businesses.
You should have a voice in this
fight.
On Monday morning, starting
at 9 a.m., please take a couple of minutes to make some phone calls.
Call the Governor’s Office at
860-566-4840.
Call Senate Democrats
at 800-842-1420.
Call House
Democrats 800-842-1902.
Please be respectful and
courteous, but send a brief, clear, three-word message.
“No New Taxes!”
Please share this information
with friends, and continue to sign our petition a www.NoNewCTTaxes.com .
Thank you!