General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 725
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1642
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 725
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1642
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to exempt alcohol and tobacco products from the sales and use tax, and to instead impose a tax on the distributors, based on the state minimum price for the commodities.
Statement of Purpose:
To remove the sales tax on alcohol and tobacco and replace it with a tax at the wholesale level.