Connecticut - One of the Worst Tax Measures in the Nation. Time for the Connecticut Legislature to Hear from YOU!
 
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has proposed over $1.5 billion in new taxes for the citizens and businesses of Connecticut.

Nothing is left untouched. He wants to tax yoga sessions, haircuts, pet grooming, car washes, much less raise the sales tax. Oh, and for good measure, he throws in new taxes on plastic surgery and boating support services (obviously an important industry to the state); toss in increased taxes on beer, gas, hotel rooms, rental cars, as well as a new slate of "luxury taxes." And then, there is tobacco.

He wants to raise the tax on cigars from 27.5% to 50% of the wholesale price.

This bill is being heard in the joint Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee.

Send them a message.

1) They will send Connecticut tax revenue to lower cost alternatives, such as surrounding states and the Internet.

2) They will irreparably harm Connecticut small businesses, with lost jobs, and closed shops.

3) This type of regressive taxation results in the same budget hole they began with, and an expanded black market for illegal products.

This, indeed, is one of the worst pieces of tax legislation in the nation.

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Cigar Rights of America stands with such groups as the 10,000 member Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Connecticut Package Stores Association, the Distilled Spirits Council, and the Connecticut Retail Merchant's Association in opposition to this package from Governor Malloy.

More so, however, we stand with the Great American Cigar Shops™ of Connecticut.

CRA's growing Connecticut membership needs to voice its opposition to this regressive piece of legislation. 

A Wall Street Journal editorial has noted the “point of no return,” for such tax increases. The message: In fact the state will not collect as much revenue, sales will be driven to lower cost border-states and sources, the legislature will fuel the black market, and they will have the same budget hole with which they began. Call them TODAY!

FIND YOUR MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE

Read more about the comprehensive nature of this tax package, and how legislators and concerned groups view this package here.

Read the Governor's Complete Tax Increase Package here.  

Support Your Connecticut Great American Cigar Shops™
 

 
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