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COMPTROLLER LEMBO'S STATEMENT ON MULTI-STATE COALITION TO FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS IN FEDERAL TAXATION“Today’s announcement - that Connecticut and its northeast neighbors will not
tolerate federal taxation that grossly and disproportionately burdens our states
over most others - is an important step and I commend Governors Malloy, Cuomo
and Murphy for their action.
“Connecticut pays more federal taxes per capita than any state in the nation
- making it a so-called ‘donor state,’ according to a recent report by Federal
Funds Information for States (FFIS). While places like Mississippi, Alabama,
West Virginia, New Mexico and the District of Columbia receive far more federal
dollars than they pay, Connecticut receives only 87 cents back for every tax
dollar sent to Washington, D.C. (ranking Connecticut 46th in what it receives in
per-capita federal spending).
“New federal tax changes will now worsen this disparity and likely have
long-term consequences for states like Connecticut, impairing the ability of
Connecticut state and local governments to afford essential investments in
infrastructure, education and workforce training that are necessary to drive
economic growth.
“These federal tax changes raise basic questions of fairness for high-income states like Connecticut and fly in the face of the tax bill’s stated goals.”
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