Jobs For Connecticut Now

With less than three weeks to go in the legislative session , Connecticut lawmakers have made very little progress on addressing the state budget for the next two years which begins on July 1.  Negotiations among the Democratic controlled House and Senate and Governor Rell are not expected to produce a budget agreement before the end of the regular session of the General Assembly on June 3^rd.

The business community is concerned about proposed measures that would raise taxes on Connecticut small businesses through an increase in the personal income tax ,the reduction of tax credits that businesses need to grow and stay competitive and important sales tax exemptions.

An anti-jobs proposal that mandates paid sick leave for businesses with  50 or more employees continues to move through the legislature and may be voted on in the House of Representatives as early as next week.  The bill HB 6187, if adopted, would make Connecticut the only state to mandate paid sick leave, the wrong message to send to companies considering expansion in our state.