The state Senate’s highest-ranking Democrat proposed new taxes on high-value homes and the capital gains of Connecticut’s highest earners.
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Lamont’s first budget could hinge on progressive taxes
Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of completing his first state budget on time could be stymied by his reluctance to order taxes aimed specifically at Connecticut’s wealthiest.
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For now, legislators defer to Lamont on capital gains
On spending and taxes, Democratic legislators deferred Tuesday to the more moderate fiscal positions of Gov. Ned Lamont, less a surrender than a postponement of a debate still to come.
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Defying Malloy, legislators pitch a $1.8 billion revenue increase
A key legislative panel broke Wednesday with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by recommending a plan that bolsters state tax and fee receipts by more than $1.8 billion over the next two fiscal years, including more than $540 million in new income taxes on the wealthy and an overhaul of the sales tax.
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Tax plan would boost revenues by $1.8 billion over two years
Members of a key legislative panel will be asked Wednesday to approve a plan that bolsters tax receipts by almost $1.8 billion in the next two year budget, including $540 million in new income taxes on the wealthy and an overhaul of the sales tax.
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Panel will consider plan to boost CT income taxes on the wealthy
The legislature’s tax-writing panel Wednesday will consider recommending an increase in income taxes on Connecticut’s wealthiest households, retroactive to Jan. 1, to help close the large deficit in the next budget, according to sources. The Democrat-controlled Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee also will consider significantly extending the sales tax to new goods and services as part of a plan to overhaul non-education municipal aid and limit local car taxes.