The minority party in the Connecticut General Assembly is planning to unveil its' own state budget proposal, one the Republicans say does not need to raise taxes to cover the deficit.
An aerial view of the Connecticut State Capitol Building in Hartford.HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The minority party in the Connecticut General Assembly is planning to unveil its' own state budget proposal, one the Republicans say does not need to raise taxes to cover the deficit.
The majority Democrats appears poised to pass a plan that raises taxes by $1.5 billion next fiscal year, but Senate Minority Leader John McKinney of Fairfield says Republican lawmakers want to point out there's a different vision for how state government should be run.
He says the GOP plan, to be released on Tuesday, cuts the number of state agencies and state employees and scales back various programs. McKinney says the plan does not raise taxes and does not borrow any money to cover the projected $3.5 billion deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1.