Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06656 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6656
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2239
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44 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6656
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2239
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1818 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING LOCAL OPTION TAXES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 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.
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3232 To find new sources of revenue for municipalities.