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Tourism and arts advocates press committee to reinvest meals‑and‑beverage revenue into hospitality and marketing
Summary
Representatives from the restaurant, convention and arts sectors urged the Commerce Committee to direct a portion of Connecticut’s meals‑and‑beverage tax revenue toward tourism marketing, local grants and workforce development, arguing that an inheritance of state funding cuts has weakened marketing at a time of aggressive regional competition.
Hartford — Restaurant groups, the state convention and sports bureau and arts organizations urged the Commerce Committee during the Feb. 27 hearing to restore and dedicate state funding to tourism marketing and hospitality workforce development.
Scott Dolch, president and CEO of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, told the panel that the 1% meals‑and‑beverage tax increase enacted in 2019 has generated more than $415 million for the state since it was added. "Rather than another study," he said, "consider using the 1% meals…
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