HARTFORD – Tax Day is today, April 15th, the last day Connecticut residents can mail in their federal and state tax returns, State Rep. John Stripp along with the rest of the House Republican caucus unveiled their 2011 budget that erases the $736 million deficit for 2011 without raising taxes by consolidating government agencies, and [...]
Rep. John Stripp on September 3rd delivered a State Budget forum at the Easton Public Library. He talked about the dire straights of CT’s economy and how we can overcome the challenges.
HARTFORD – In an effort to fuel stalled budget negotiations, State Rep. John Stripp along with House and Senate Republicans today unveiled an alternative Real World budget plan to solve the state’s fiscal crisis through governmental consolidations and spending cuts, but maintains aid to towns and cities.
The majority party needs to come to the table and help reform state government not continue to propose irresponsible and punitive budgets that will raise taxes on working families and kill jobs. Our alternative budget had no tax increase and cuts spending by more than $1 billion more than the Democrats,’’ Stripp said.
Here is the New London Day article link:
As Budget Fight Drags On, Public Is Mad As … Well …
HARTFORD—The legislature’s majority ignored struggling Connecticut residents and companies Thursday by tossing aside public outcry for innovative bipartisan spending reductions in favor of tax increases that would further harm the finances of businesses and people who simply cannot afford it, Rep. John Stripp said.
