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Published May 15. 2021 12:01AM | Updated May 15. 2021 10:29PM By
In a meeting with editors and publishers from newspapers across the state Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont sent the clear message that he does not consider an increase in broad-based taxes to be justified or a good idea. If the legislature sends him a budget built on such tax increases, he won’t sign it.
By broad-based, Lamont said he means the primary revenue sources for state government the income tax and sales tax.
He left himself some wiggle room. Lamont has, after all, signed off on the idea of legalizing cannabis for recreational use and allowing sports betting and casino gaming, in person and digitally. These would be taxed and generate substantial revenue. And Lamont’s two-year budget proposal includes a highway usage fee on large trucks that is based on the vehicle’s size and miles traveled. In other words, a tax. It would bring in $90 million annually, the administration estimates.