Republicans in the state House and Senate called Thursday for suspension of the state’s wholesale tax on gasoline, until at least July 1.
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Funding to fix CT’s roads and bridges is drying up, and officials don’t have a solution
Connecticut’s transportation building program is on a financial diet after a five-year ramp-up after lawmakers rejected tolls.
Posted inNews
Best of 2020: Broken promises to fund transportation defined last 15 years
Connecticut’s transportation program has been riddled for more than a decade by broken funding promises from both political parties.
Posted inTransportation
Will CT legislators raise the gas tax? With tax rates now below the national average, it’s possible
Once among the nation’s highest, Connecticut’s gas taxes now rank below average among all states.
Posted inTransportation
CT can delay its transportation financing debate only a few months more
With revenues evaporating and upgrades long overdue, Connecticut will have to act soon to solve its transportation financing problems.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money, Transportation
Lamont to cancel tax relief, seek labor savings to shrink $2B deficit in July
Gov. Ned Lamont said he would cancel tax relief and seek labor savings to mitigate a big deficit in July.
Posted inMoney
Broken promises to fund transportation defined last 15 years
Connecticut’s transportation program has been riddled for more than a decade by broken funding promises from both political parties.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Best of 2019: Future of the gas tax? Running on empty.
The gas tax is at the core of the tolls debate. Climate change is at the core of the gas tax. But switching to electric vehicles will mean less gas tax revenue.
Posted inMoney
Gasoline taxes are on the rise — just not in CT
Connecticut hasn’t raised gasoline taxes in six years, but motorists crossing the border during this long holiday weekend still could face rising prices at the pump.
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CT diesel fuel taxes climb for the second year in a row
Truck drivers and other motorists who buy diesel fuel in Connecticut began paying an extra 2.6 cents per gallon this week — their second increase in two summers.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Future of the gas tax? Running on empty.
The gas tax is at the core of the tolls debate. Climate change is at the core of the gas tax. But switching to electric vehicles will mean less gas tax revenue.
Posted inMoney
Plan to revitalize CT runs into doubters of all persuasions
A much-anticipated report on stabilizing state finances and jump-starting Connecticut’s economy isn’t likely to get far before legislators adjourn in early May to run for re-election.
Posted inMoney, Transportation
CT’s fuel taxes no longer as lofty, but still above nation’s average
Though Connecticut’s gasoline taxes still exceed U.S. average, they no longer are the national outlier they were a decade ago when motorists pumped 52 cents per gallon into the state’s coffers.
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Malloy seeks tolls, gas-tax hike to rebuild transportation network
Connecticut roads, bridges and rail lines are falling into disrepair, the governor said. “And we have failed to build that world-class transportation system that has been built and is in the process of being built in the states around us.”
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Malloy, Fasano heat up transportation debate
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the state Senate’s top Republican intensified their debate Tuesday over an issue expected to be the focal point in Malloy’s final budget proposal: transportation.