General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5704 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1806 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5704 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1806 Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A CAP ON THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GROSS EARNINGS TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-587 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the maximum petroleum products gross earnings tax would be three dollars per gallon. Statement of Purpose: To cap the wholesale gas tax to help lower the high taxes associated with the purchase of gasoline.