Connecticut 2010 2010 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00007 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/02/2010

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 7
February Session, 2010  LCO No. 147
Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Introduced by:
SEN. DEBICELLA, 21st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 7 

February Session, 2010

LCO No. 147

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding 

Introduced by:

SEN. DEBICELLA, 21st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING USE OF ANY STATE BUDGET SURPLUS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 4-30a of the general statutes be amended to provide that half of the amount of any state budget surplus shall automatically be applied each year to raise the amount of income exempted from state income taxation, and the new exemption amount shall carry forward to the following year. The remaining half of such surplus shall be deposited in the Budget Reserve Fund. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To use half of any state budget surplus to provide real income tax relief to state taxpayers.