General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6620 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2475 *02475* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6620 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2475 *02475* Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FLAT RATE OF TAXATION UNDER THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS GROSS EARNINGS TAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the petroleum products gross earnings tax be changed to a flat rate of eight cents per gallon of fuel. Statement of Purpose: To reduce fuel and energy costs for consumers and make Connecticut's gasoline prices competitive with bordering states by changing the method for calculating the gross earnings tax on petroleum products.