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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 109
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 41
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT DEDICATING THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX ON MEALS TO
CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to dedicate the revenue 1
generated from the additional one per cent of sales tax on meals as 2
follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the amount collected to be deposited in the 3
Tourism Fund; (2) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be 4
paid to the municipalities to which the purchases of the meals are 5
sourced; and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be 6
deposited in the General Fund and dedicated to initiatives to address 7
food insecurity in the state. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To dedicate the revenue generated from the additional one per cent of
sales tax on meals to the Tourism Fund, to the municipalities to which
the purchases of the meals are sourced and to initiatives to address food
insecurity in the state.