This testimony explains the advantages of the cannabis tax structure proposed in Connecticut’s Senate Bill 16 and offers additional background information as well as ideas for potential changes to the bill.
Publications
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March 4, 2020 ITEP Testimony Regarding Connecticut Senate Bill 16, An Act Concerning the Adult Use of Cannabis
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report May 14, 2011 Connecticut Takes a Stand for Progressive Tax Policy and a Balanced Budget Approach
Five months into 2011, a glimmer of hope for progressive tax policy and a balanced, sensible approach to state budget woes has emerged in Connecticut. Lawmakers in all but a… -
report August 7, 2009 Recent Assertions about State Tax Increases Don’t Hold Much Water [Revised Aug 7, 2009]
A more careful examination of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data for the period from 1997 to 2006 reveals a far different picture, however. They show that the number of “rich”…