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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5100 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 88 | |
| 3 | 3 | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | |
| 4 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 5 | 5 | REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Proposed Bill No. 5100 | |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 11 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | LCO No. 88 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. | |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 21 | AN ACT CONCERNING LOCAL OPTION TAXES. | |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | That the general statutes be amended to permit municipalities to levy certain local option taxes, including (1) a tax on meals and beverages to be used for general revenue; (2) a tax on entertainment and night clubs to be used to offset the cost of public safety services; (3) a sales tax of up to one-half of one per cent; and (4) a land value tax that would encourage the development of abandoned and unproductive property by taxing such property at a higher rate than developed property. | |
| 26 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 29 | To find new sources of revenue for municipalities. |