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Local - Budget Check to see how the Mill Rate in Your Town compares to Other Towns Here are the top 5 HARTFORD 74.29 WATERBURY 58.22 NEW BRITAIN 49.00 NORWICH 48.06 EAST HARTFORD 45.86. State of Connecticut - OPM - Oct 2015 Top 10 States with the Highest Taxes Connecticut Ranks Number 4 with the Highest State and Local Taxes Cheatsheet - Staff - June 2015 CT Mayors Looking for Money And Ideas in Washington Ana Radelat - CTMirror.org - Jan 2015 Malloy Trying to Spare Towns from Cuts But Makes No Promises Keith Phaneuf - CTMirror.org - Jan 14 2015 CCM to Malloy Send Your Car Tax Plan to the Scrap Heap Patch.com - Eileen McNamara - March 2013 A unique way to increase local budgets PropertyRoom.com has several contracts with local police departments in Connecticut to liquidate stolen goods. Hartford Courant - Korky Vann - August Charter Revision OKs budget process change Newington Mayor Jeff Wright has proposed a budget referendum to be held if the Town Council proposes a property tax increase above 3 percent. If a proposed tax increase fails twice at referendum, the tax would be capped at 3 percent. MARYELLEN APELQUIST - Journal Register News Service - August 31, 2008 Update on state budget votes. A little over half of Connecticut towns, or 85 towns, are referendum towns this year. Bill Generous - Hebron Dollars and Sense - June 2008 Payments to Municipalities and Local Governments The data provides a listing of payments made to all 169 Connecticut municipalities and other local governments from various agencies of the State of Connecticut. OPM - State of CT - 2008 Municipal Databases and Resources Mill Rates and More OPM - State of Connecticut - 2007 Municipal Fiscal Indicators Fiscal Years Ended 2002-2006 OPM - State of CT - 2007 Municipal Retirement Systems Task Force Final Report This publication describes the methods used to finance municipal retirements systems and includes the findings and recommendations of the Municipal Retirement Systems Task Force. OPM - State of Connecticut - 2007 Tactics Often Used to Form and Sell Budgets The following is a resource that can be used to become aware of and be armed to counter tactics sometimes used by officials as they form and try to sell their proposed budgets. Peter Arcidiacono - FCTO - 2003 Municipal Fiscal Indicators Contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut 169 municipalities OPM - OPM - July 2003 Top Down Budgeting One Approach to Controlling Government Spending Peter Arcidiacono - FCTO - Sept 9, 2003 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...