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CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95 CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95
CT Income Tax Cut Could Be Tied Into Tolls Deal, Widening I-95 Gov. Ned Lamont is considering a modest reduction in state income tax if electronic highway tolls are approved. The proposed compromise is part of a 52-page document on transportation funding released on Wednesday, June 19 as Lamont met with legislative leaders on tolls, which were removed from Connecticut highways in 1983. Lamont suggested specific projects to reduce congestion on Interstate 95 in Fairfield County. With an influx of $700 million in tolls, the state could afford to widen parts of I-95 south of New Haven, he said. But the governor said the state needs $2 billion-a-year to b…

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