Anti Federalist
02-09-2019, 11:43 AM
Connecticut Grocery Tax
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-introduce-host-of-new-tax-proposals-at-state-and-federal-level
Along with a tax on ammunition, Connecticut is also looking into a possible tax on groceries and prescription drugs.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is mulling including the tax as part of his administration's first budget proposal due later this month.
While the details of the possible sales tax are unclear, a local report stated that the tax, if implemented, could be set at the current 6.35 percent sales tax, or limited to 2 percent as recommended by a "fiscal stability commission."
Even the consideration of such a tax, however, is sparking a backlash against the Democratic governor in the state with a history of high taxes.
“People throughout Connecticut are bracing themselves and their financial plans so they can manage the brunt of Governor Lamont and Connecticut Democrat lawmakers and their new taxes and proposals,” House Republican Leader Themis Klarides told Fox News. “Targeting groceries and medication to generate revenue is a terrible strategy.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-introduce-host-of-new-tax-proposals-at-state-and-federal-level
Along with a tax on ammunition, Connecticut is also looking into a possible tax on groceries and prescription drugs.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is mulling including the tax as part of his administration's first budget proposal due later this month.
While the details of the possible sales tax are unclear, a local report stated that the tax, if implemented, could be set at the current 6.35 percent sales tax, or limited to 2 percent as recommended by a "fiscal stability commission."
Even the consideration of such a tax, however, is sparking a backlash against the Democratic governor in the state with a history of high taxes.
“People throughout Connecticut are bracing themselves and their financial plans so they can manage the brunt of Governor Lamont and Connecticut Democrat lawmakers and their new taxes and proposals,” House Republican Leader Themis Klarides told Fox News. “Targeting groceries and medication to generate revenue is a terrible strategy.”