Pandemic Assistance Public Option Poll

Pandemic Assistance Public Option Poll

The state government in Connecticut is considering a number of new policies that might help small businesses deal with economic problems associated with the pandemic. Following is a list of possible things that the Connecticut government might enact. Please let us know how helpful these would be for your business.
1.A reduction of the state sales tax from 6.35% to 6.00%
2.Expanding the “sales tax-free” week to include products that you sell
3.Suspending scheduled increases in the minimum wage
4. Including all employees of your business as “essential workers” so they may get the Covid vaccine as soon as possible
5.Guaranteeing that if the employment trust fund runs out of money businesses would not have to pay an assessment
6.Creating a state-run “public option” that you could offer your employees for health insurance coverage
7.Allowing business associations to create pooled Association Health plans that will help lower health insurance costs
8.Lower workers comp rates by starting a self-insured workers comp fund
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