Gubernatorial contender Bob Stefanowski and other Republicans insist Gov. Ned Lamont increased taxes by $900 million per year in his first budget not a record-setter, but one of the largest in recent history.
Democrats counter that it was closer to $250 million way down the list of all-time hikes and that Lamont never raised the income tax at all.
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf to discuss his article, “Repealing tax relief in CT: Same as a tax increase, or just bad policy?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.