Bill Text: CT HB05406 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Concerning Public Access To Information On Tax Incentives Received By Businesses.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB05406 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05406-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5406

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 1668

   

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. MOUKAWSHER, 40th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON TAX INCENTIVES RECEIVED BY BUSINESSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Revenue Services to maintain a listing of all corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and solely-owned businesses that have claimed a deduction, credit, reduced tax rate or exemption under any statute or regulation, and the value to the corporation, partnership, limited liability company or solely-owned business of such tax treatment. Such listing shall be available to the public.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide necessary information for lawmakers to evaluate the effectiveness of and necessity for tax incentives, to determine their efficacy in job creation, and to encourage public awareness of such incentives.

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