Post by Logan on Jan 26, 2016 14:12:08 GMT -6
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will not unveil any new taxes next week during his annual budget speech, his spokesman said Tuesday.
"The governor is not proposing tax increases, nor will he support them,'' said Devon Puglia, Malloy's spokesman. "This is a tough budget that will require a different solution."
The comments came soon after Malloy's budget director Tuesday had refused to rule out tax increases when the new budget is delivered to the state legislature.
Budget director Ben Barnes was asked by reporters to clarify remarks that he made during an annual speech Tuesday to the New Haven-based Connecticut Voices for Children think tank at the state Capitol.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-budget-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-increases-20160126-story.html
"The governor is not proposing tax increases, nor will he support them,'' said Devon Puglia, Malloy's spokesman. "This is a tough budget that will require a different solution."
The comments came soon after Malloy's budget director Tuesday had refused to rule out tax increases when the new budget is delivered to the state legislature.
Budget director Ben Barnes was asked by reporters to clarify remarks that he made during an annual speech Tuesday to the New Haven-based Connecticut Voices for Children think tank at the state Capitol.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-budget-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-increases-20160126-story.html