Issue Position: Taxes

Issue Position

The Tax Foundation ranks Connecticut as having the highest state and local taxes per capita in the nation at 63.6% above the national average. Our state taxes per capita are significantly higher than our neighbors in New York and New Jersey. If there is no reduction in spending and we have a balanced budget, which is required by law, average taxes per household will shoot up to over $10,000 in 2012. Our state taxes are way too high a burden on working families and must be brought down.

As Governor, I will aggressively reduce spending so that we can reduce taxes and still comply with our constitutional requirement to balance the state budget. Please look at my "Plan Forward for Connecticut' for further details on how we will reduce the size and cost of state government.

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