Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, co-chair of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, said that the bill was not called because of uncertainty among members of the Democratic caucus in the committee about the impact of removing a steady stream of revenue from towns and cities across the state.
By Hudson Kamphausen, CTNewsJunkie.com
A bill that would have repealed the municipal motor vehicle tax by increasing the rate of property tax assessments died in the Finance committee Wednesday. The bill, Senate Bill 450, would have used a five-year phase-in plan to repeal the motor vehicle tax, incrementally raising the uniform property tax rate from 70% to 90%.
The motor vehicle tax is seen by many in the legislature as “regressive,” but the bill did not garner enough support in the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee to be called for a vote.
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Sounds like a tax shift to me. Taking away one tax and raising another is not progress. Sharpen your pencils, lawmakers or be replaced!