Rep. McGorty Tolls Survey |
2018 Legislative Session Issues
Rep. McGorty said families and businesses already pay enough in taxes and that tolls would just be another billion dollar tax hike on the hardworking people of Connecticut.
“We have one the highest gas taxes in the country, we pay car registration fees and property taxes on our cars, and now Governor Malloy wants to place another tax on residents by implementing tolls throughout our state. When are Governor Malloy and legislative Democrats going to realize that more taxes are not the answer to solving our budget crisis,” explained Rep. McGorty.
Rep. McGorty continued, “We have plenty of revenue coming into the state to rebuild our outdated infrastructure. All we need to do is prioritize where we spend our money and make the Department of Transportation more efficient. Giving the state more revenue without a guarantee that it will be spent correctly will continue us down the same road and taxpayers will never see a benefit.
Each proposal related to authorizing tolls now heads to the appropriate legislative chamber for consideration later this spring.
“We have one the highest gas taxes in the country, we pay car registration fees and property taxes on our cars, and now Governor Malloy wants to place another tax on residents by implementing tolls throughout our state. When are Governor Malloy and legislative Democrats going to realize that more taxes are not the answer to solving our budget crisis,” explained Rep. McGorty.
Rep. McGorty continued, “We have plenty of revenue coming into the state to rebuild our outdated infrastructure. All we need to do is prioritize where we spend our money and make the Department of Transportation more efficient. Giving the state more revenue without a guarantee that it will be spent correctly will continue us down the same road and taxpayers will never see a benefit.
Each proposal related to authorizing tolls now heads to the appropriate legislative chamber for consideration later this spring.