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Committee advances proposed climate-change 'super fund' despite tax concerns
Summary
The Environment Committee voted to send HB 5156, creating a climate change 'super fund', to the floor after members debated whether it functions as a fuel tax and whether it should be referred to the Finance Committee for additional fiscal review.
The Environment Committee voted March 4 to advance HB 5156, a bill creating a climate change super fund, after an extended debate over whether the measure effectively imposes a tax on fuels and whether fiscal review by the Finance Committee would be more appropriate.
Representative Callahan told colleagues he regards HB 5156 as a tax on fuels imposed on Connecticut residents and moved that the bill be…
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