Sales Tax

Suffolk County voters have approved a sales tax increase to improve the wastewater and septic systems.

During this weeklong sales tax holiday, retail purchases of most clothing and footwear items priced under $100 are exempt from the Connecticut sales and use tax.

Voters in Suffolk County will likely get to decide whether to raise sales taxes to fund a sweeping sewer expansion plan. The $4 billion project will expand the county’s sewer system and overhaul outdated septic tanks that cause nitrogen pollution — through an additional 0.125% sales tax.

Sales tax holidays are too limited to provide any meaningful tax reform, according to a new analysis from a progressive policy group.

Governor Ned Lamont announced that the state will participate in its second ‘Sales Tax-Free Week’ of 2022 next week, the first time Connecticut has held two sales-tax holidays in one calendar year.

The April tax free week, which includes athletic wear, is aimed at increasing traffic at Connecticut malls and retailers, Lamont said. This should help them weather the tough economic times created by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Local governments in New York collected $1.8 billion less in sales tax last year during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 2019, State…