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Tourism and arts advocates press Commerce Committee to dedicate meals‑tax revenue to tourism fund
Summary
Representatives of Connecticut Humanities, the Restaurant Association, and nonprofit coalitions urged the Commerce Committee to approve Senate Bill 1456, which would allocate a portion of the meals-and‑beverage tax to arts, culture and tourism. Witnesses provided economic data and urged state investment to boost visitation and local businesses.
Jason Mancini, executive director of Connecticut Humanities, and other arts and tourism advocates told the Commerce Committee that the state should dedicate a portion of the 1% meals-and‑beverage tax to the tourism fund to support arts, culture and tourism programs.
“We're requesting a total of $22,000,000 investment,” Mancini said, describing a statewide network of nearly 750 cultural nonprofits that he said act as small businesses and community anchors. He cited an Americans for the Arts report with statewide figures: total industry expenditures of…
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