Bill Text: CT HB05593 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Local Option Taxes.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development [HB05593 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05593-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5593 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 1647 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING LOCAL OPTION TAXES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit municipalities to levy certain local option taxes, including (1) a tax on meals and beverages to be used for general revenue; (2) a tax on entertainment and night clubs to be used to offset the cost of public safety services; (3) a sales tax of up to one-half of one per cent; and (4) a land value tax that would encourage the development of abandoned and unproductive property by taxing such property at a higher rate than developed property.
Statement of Purpose: