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Directions to Connecticut Voices for Children

Our office is at 33 Whitney Ave in New Haven.

From I-91
Exit 3.
At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Orange Street.
Go to the first light, take a right onto Grove Street (one way)
At the next light, take a right onto Whitney Avenue (one way)

From I-95
Take I-95 to I-91. Then follow above directions.

From Route 34
Cross over Ella Grasso Boulevard.
Continue straight down George Street (one way).
Follow George Street (about 3 or 4 miles) to Church Street (one way)
Take a left onto Church Street
Church Street becomes Whitney Avenue after it crosses Grove Street

Parking
Metered parking is available on the street or you may park in a parking garage.
One is located on Grove Street and another is on Audubon Street (the next right off of Whitney Avenue after the CT Voices office Bldg.)


 

Are CT Business Tax Credits Creating Jobs? Would We Know if They Weren't?
CVC Publication Tax credits are spending through the tax code. Since tax credits are designed to achieve specific policy objectives, these "tax expenditures" have much in common with direct expenditures, yet they mostly evade the standards of accountability and transparency required of traditional spending measures. Connecticut relies heavily on tax credits to promote economic development. The state's spending on corporation business tax credits increased 27-fold from 1987 to 2008, even after adjusting for inflation. This review of Connecticut business tax credits finds:

  • Some credits are ineffective, and others may even be damaging to Connecticut's economy.
  • Many tax credits are available to corporations even if they have no state business tax liability.
  • Relatively few tax credits put a ceiling on the total amount that can be claimed in a given year. As a result, the state's total spending on tax credits is open-ended.
  • No comprehensive economic development plan seems to guide the adoption of new tax credits or review of existing ones, nor do effective accountability procedures exist.
  • Business tax credits reduce the transparency of the state's economic development efforts.

The brief recommends regular, comprehensive review of tax credits' effectiveness; disclosure of which companies receive how much of which credits; and greater consideration of business tax credits within the state's overall economic strategy.

Download this publication from Connecticut Voices for Children.




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