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State Tax and Budget

Also see our State Revenue Solutions for Connecticut page and our Emerging State Budget Crisis page.

Publications

February 2010 The HUSKY Program Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal
February 2010 The Impact of the Governor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Budget on Children
February 2010 Connecticut Revenues in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's FY 2011 Revenue Proposals
January 2010 Connecticut Needs a More Balanced Approach to Resolving the Budget Deficit
January 2010 Connecticut's Wealthy Pay Smaller Share of Income Than Most Residents in State and Local Taxes
December 2009 Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts Would Shift Costs onto HUSKY Families and Providers and Result in Thousands of Children Losing Health Coverage
December 2009 Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts Target Services for Children
December 2009 Effects of Governor Rell's Fiscal Year 2010 Deficit Mitigation Plan on Early Care and Education
December 2009 Impact of the Connecticut Legislature's December 21 Budget Bill on Early Care and Education
October 2009 When the State Budget is Late: Establishing Clearer Guidelines for Connecticut
October 2009 Line-Item Veto Power in Connecticut
August 2009 It's Not Easy Being Three: The Effects on Young Children of Funding Cuts and the Absence of a State Budget
August 2009 Connecticut's Unified Gift and Estate Tax: A Key Source of Revenue That Makes Connecticut's Tax System Fairer
June 2009 Addressing Misperceptions Regarding S.B. 1162, A Bill to Implement Consensus Revenue Forecasting in Connecticut
June 2009 Fiddling While Rome Burns: Connecticut's Multi-Million Dollar, Money Losing Subsidy to the Entertainment Industry
April 2009 Building a Reliable, Fair and Accountable 21st Century Revenue System
April 2009 State Budget Challenges Facing the 2009 General Assembly Session
April 2009 "Who Pays?" The Unfairness of Connecticut's State and Local Tax System
April 2009 Connecticut's Business Taxes in Context: A Summary of Ernst & Young's National Survey of State and Local Business Taxation
March 2009 Breaking the Stalemate: A Proposal for a Consensus Revenue Forecasting Process
March 2009 The Education Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 10 Budget
March 2009 Foster Care/Child Welfare Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 10 Budget
February 2009 The HUSKY Program Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 2010 Budget
February 2009 Low Income Supports and Family Economic Security: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 2010 Budget
February 2009 The Early Care and Education Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 2010 Budget
February 2009 Connecticut Revenues In Context: The Governor's Proposed FY 2010 Budget
October 2008 Connecticut Families Hit By Outdated State Income Tax Threshold
June 2008 Bars Over Books: Connecticut's General Fund Spending on Corrections Outpaces Its Spending on Higher Education
June 2008 Public Investment for a Mediocre Future: Where Connecticut Stands On State and Local Revenues
June 2008 Is It Raining Yet? The Governor's Rescissions to the FY 09 Budget
April 2008 "Who Pays?" How Our State and Local Tax System Burdens Connecticut's Poor and Middle Class
March 2008 The Spending Cap Needs Some Repair
March 2008 The Case for Reforming, Not Eliminating, Connecticut's Business Entity Tax
March 2008 Fiscal Challenges to Address in a Revised FY 09 Budget
March 2008 Business Tax Credits: The Blank Check in Connecticut's Economic Development Portfolio?
February 2008 The Governor's Proposed Property Tax Cap: The Wrong "Cure" for Connecticut's Relatively High Property Taxes
February 2008 Connecticut Revenues In Context: A Quick Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 09 Revisions
February 2008 Starstruck? Connecticut's Block-Busting Spending on Entertainment Industry Tax Credits - Part 1: The Credits and Who is Claiming Them
May 2007 The Governor's Proposal: What It Might Mean for Connecticut & Its Cities and Towns
May 2007 Connecticut's Personal Income Tax: How It Works and How Connecticut Compares to Neighboring States
May 2007 How Well Do the Governor's and Finance Committee's Tax Proposals Ensure an Adequate and More Equitable Revenue System?
May 2007 The Importance of Connecticut's Budget Reserve Fund As Connecticut Relies Increasingly on Its Personal Income Tax
April 2007 Coping with the Cap: A Primer on Connecticut's State Spending Cap and Its Impacts
April 2007 Comparing Apples to Oranges: Comparisons of Municipal Aid in Governor Rell's and the Appropriations Committee's FY 08 Budgets
March 2007 The Estate Tax: An Important Source of Revenue That Makes Connecticut's Tax System Fairer
March 2007 It's Time to Put Connecticut's Fiscal House in Order
March 2007 Stagnant Tax Threshold Hurts Connecticut Families
April 2006 The Appropriations Committee's Proposed FY 07 Midterm Budget Adjustments
March 2006 The Connecticut Corporation Business Tax: Frequently Asked Questions
March 2006 Increasing Public Disclosure of Corporate Tax Credits: Why It Is Important & How It Can Be Done
March 2006 Getting Connecticut's Fiscal Ship In Order
March 2006 The Early Care and Education Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 07 Budget
March 2006 The Governor's Proposed FY 07 Midterm Budget Adjustments: Highlights & A Contextual Analysis
March 2006 Where Does Connecticut Really Stand on State Spending and State Revenues?
February 2006 The Education Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 07 Budget
February 2006 The HUSKY Program Budget in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 07 Budget
February 2006 Low Income Supports and Family Economic Security: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 07 Budget
February 2006 Connecticut Fiscal Facts
February 2006 Connecticut Taxes in Context: An Analysis of the Governor's Proposed FY 07 Budget
April 2005 Making Up for Lost Ground: 10 Key Points About the Proposed FY 2006 Budgets
April 2005 7 Things You Should Know About The Tax Foundation Report on "Tax Freedom Day"
April 2005 Where Does Connecticut Really Stand On State Spending, State Revenues, & Government Performance?
March 2005 Making Smarter Spending Choices in the State Budget
February 2005 Summary of Governor's Proposed FY 06 Revenue Changes
February 2005 Sin Taxes: What Are They & What Are the Benefits and Harms From Imposing Them?
January 2005 How Can Connecticut Still Be Facing a General Fund Deficit in SFY 06?
December 2004 Summary of Legislation Affecting Children & Families: 2004 Connecticut General Assembly Session
October 2004 What Do You Know About Connecticut's Taxes and Budget?
July 2004 The Earned Income Tax Credit: Still Lagging Behind In Connecticut
April 2004 The Finance Committee's Proposed Revenue Changes and Other Related Bills Impacting State Budget Process & Accountability
April 2004 What Do You Know About CT Taxes and Budget?
March 2004 Where Really Does Connecticut Stand on State Spending and State Revenues?
February 2004 The Governor's Proposed Revisions to FY04-05 Budget Part 1: Overview & Proposed Revenue Changes
February 2004 Connecticut's FY04 Budget: A Summary & Contextual Analysis
July 2003 Connecticut's Corporation Business Tax: It's Time for Repair
June 2003 A Last Ditch Proposal?: PA 03-185 (HB 6721), AAC Expenditures and Revenues for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2005
May 2003 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Is This Any Way to Address an $89 Million Deficiency?
April 2003 The Connecticut Budget Through the Eyes of Our Children
March 2003 Spending Changes in the Governor's Proposed FY 03-05 Budget: Toward A Connecticut We Won't Like, and a Connecticut We Can't Afford
March 2003 Revenue Changes in Governor Rowland's Proposed FY 03-05 Budget: Who Are the Tax "Winners" and "Losers"?
March 2003 Addressing the FY 03 Deficit: PA 03-2 & How It Compares to the Vetoed Bill
February 2003 Income Tax Rate Hike Alternatives: Differential Impact on Taxpayers
February 2003 What Is the Extent of the Governor's Authority to Cut Funds Appropriated by the General Assembly?
January 2003 Addressing Deficits: A Summary of CT's Spending Cuts to Date Part 1: Overview & Cuts in OPM, Education, DMHAS, DSS, DPH, & Judicial
January 2003 Where Really Does Connecticut Stand?
January 2003 Who Pays in Connecticut: A Distributional Analysis of Connecticut's Income, Property and Sales Taxes
December 2002 CT's Budget Problem: Seeking Common Ground to Meet Kids' Needs
December 2002 Treating the Wrong Problem: Spending Cuts Can't Fix the State's Revenue Ills
December 2002 State Spending is Not the Problem
December 2002 The One Connecticut Budget: The Budget Plan to Fix CT's Fiscal Ship & Not Throw People Overboard
November 2002 SFY03 Budget Revised: Part 2, Adjusting SFY03 Expenditures
August 2002 SFY03 Budget Revised: Part 1, Addressing the SFY02 Deficit and Adjusting SFY03 Revenues
April 2002 Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share
April 2002 High Income Taxpayers Should Pay Their Fair Share
March 2002 Balancing the SFY 03 Budget: A March Update
March 2002 The Earned Income Tax Credit: Why Does CT Lag Behind Its Neighbors?
March 2002 Common Sense Approaches to Closing the FY '03 Budget Gaps
March 2002 Tax Expenditures & Good Reasons Why THIS Form of Spending Also Should Be On the Budget-Balancing Table
March 2002 A Temporary Surtax on High Income Taxpayers
March 2002 An Earned Income Tax Credit for CT
March 2002 The Earned Income Tax Credit: Why Does Connecticut Lag Behind Its Neighbors?
February 2002 Enhancing State Investments Through Smart Budget Choices
January 2002 A Citizen's Guide to the State Budget
January 2002 An Overlooked Form of Spending: Tax Expenditures and the Need for Review
December 2001 Economic Stimulus: Principles for a Sound Stimulus Package and An Analysis of Current Proposals
December 2001 As Good As It Gets: A Year-End Summary of Economic and State Budget Changes
October 2001 Before You Cut, Think About the Alternatives
October 2001 Broken Promises - The Governor's Budget Promises
July 2001 2001-2003 State Budget Funding for Early Care and Education
March 2001 Governor's Proposed FY 2001-2003 Budget
January 2001 Connecticut Child Investment Credit
June 2000 Connecticut's Spending Cap
May 2000 Connecticut's "Credit Card": State Bonding For SFY 2001Highlights Of Revised SFY 2001 Budget
May 2000 On the General Fund Surplus: Years of Bounty, with What Result?
January 2000 Expanding the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Program to Low-Income Families Raising Children
November 1999 Making Children Visible in Connecticut's Tax Code

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