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CT cities and towns could save millions under new pension reforms

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 3, 2023 @ 3:58 pmMay 3, 2023 @ 3:58 pm

Comptroller Sean Scanlon’s plan drew praise from legislative leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont. The municipal pension fund is used by 107 CT towns.

Rep. Sean Scanlon wants CT to keep trying to send rebate dollars to families
Posted inMoney

CT child tax rebate claimed by more than 70% of eligible households

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf August 1, 2022 @ 12:49 pmAugust 22, 2022 @ 5:21 pm

Of the $125 million that CT legislators set aside for the child tax credit, about $92.5 million has been claimed.

Posted inMoney

Only half of eligible households have claimed CT’s $250-per-child tax rebate

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf July 21, 2022 @ 5:00 amJuly 20, 2022 @ 6:26 pm

The child tax rebate is available to single parents who earned $100,000 or less and to couples who make $200,000 or less.

Posted inMoney

Lawmakers move closer to new tax break for families with kids

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 5, 2022 @ 8:08 pmApril 5, 2022 @ 8:08 pm

The bill would create a new $600-per-child credit for low and middle income families.

Posted inPolitics

Sean Scanlon announces for comptroller

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 4, 2022 @ 7:07 amApril 6, 2022 @ 9:11 pm

Sean Scanlon’s announcement is another step toward setting the Democratic and Republican lineups ahead of next month’s conventions.

Posted inNews

Report: Thousands of Connecticut children would slide into poverty if enhanced federal tax break expires

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf December 9, 2021 @ 5:00 amApril 11, 2022 @ 6:07 pm

About 600,000 Connecticut children, and the state’s economy, would be affected if Congress fails to renew key pandemic relief.

Posted inMoney

Talk of tax relief grows as the state’s revenues surge again

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Kasturi Pananjady November 10, 2021 @ 6:14 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:03 pm

Surging sales tax receipts are swelling Connecticut’s already robust coffers by another $800 million, sparking new talk of tax cuts.

Posted inMoney

Scanlon forces Lamont to keep focused on tax fairness, relief for middle class

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 29, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:04 pm

The new state budget mandates Connecticut’s first tax fairness study in seven years.

Posted inMoney

Reform advocates make final push for relief for CT’s poor and middle class

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 8, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:05 pm

One legislator has pitched a number of options to salvage tax cuts to the working poor and families with children.

Posted inEconomic Development

Tweed New Haven airport announces $70 million expansion

by Paul Bass & Thomas Breen | New Haven Independent May 6, 2021 @ 4:56 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:54 am

The $70 million privately funded expansion will include a new four-gate, 74,000 square-foot terminal and daily service from a new airline.

Posted inMoney

CT finance panel approves tax cuts for poor and middle class, restaurant bailout

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 22, 2021 @ 2:31 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am

The plan includes one of the largest tax breaks in state history for working class families.

Posted inMoney

Is regionalization the key to capping property tax hikes? This state representative thinks so

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 2, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:09 pm

Could state incentive payments get towns to regionalize services and support a cap on property taxes?

Posted inMoney

House Democrats temper child tax credit to make relief program sustainable

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 24, 2021 @ 11:35 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am

House Democrats tempered their income tax relief plan for households with children to ensure the program continues year after year.

Posted inMoney

Finance panel eyes cap on property tax hikes, gears up for another battle over CT’s credit card

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf February 17, 2021 @ 6:19 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:49 am

Lawmakers raised bills to cap property tax hikes, and potentially battle Gov. Ned Lamont for control of Connecticut’s borrowing.

Posted inMoney

State Rep. Scanlon launches tax fairness debate with proposed $450M break for poor, middle class families

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf January 19, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:47 am

A new proposal Tuesday would give middle class families with children their largest state income tax break in a decade.

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