[Brian26]

Owners of cars registered in Greenwich and other towns with low vehicle tax rates could wind up paying more -- a lot more -- under a controversial proposal that is gaining traction in the General Assembly.

State Rep. Jeffrey Berger, D-Waterbury, is calling for the state to enact a uniform mill rate for motor vehicles, which threatens to pit wealthy municipalities where there is a tangible love affair for expensive imports against their less well-to-do neighbors.


Read more: Car tax rate proposal has some seeing red - Connecticut Post

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Never going to pass. Silly conjecture.

[Wilton2ParkAve]

The more I think about this proposed legislation, the more it becomes apparent that this may be the worst bill in recent years. First off the revenue created by the property tax on autos stays in the municipality generated. So in essence, Greenwich would generate more revenue while high mill rate towns would actually receive less from the decline in mill rate. Epic fail.

[Stylo]

Dumb idea.

[jane_sm1th73]

Of course it's a dumb idea.

But it has the following advantages (from the standpoint of the CT pols): 1) A new agency will need to be stood up to provide "oversight" and "governance". Since there are so many cars in CT, and it would be unreasonable to ask one employee to monitor more than a couple of hundred cars, this bill will be used to justify the existence of a 2000 person agency, with the management slots reserved for cronies; 2) Any penny of the uniform tax that is collected will be first administered by the Town's tax collector, and then and sent to the new agency to re-administer and re-distribute according to an opaque formula. There will be provision in that passthrough for a percentage of that revenue to stay with the originating town.

See? it increases state employee headcount, and it creates opportunities for graft. It's all good! It'll pass.

Is it because of the century long tradition of corruption - embezzled town funds replaced by raising new debt, thus ensuring that every budget item is paid for a minimum of twice and three times - that the biggest h*llholes in CT have the highest mill rates and taxes? Or is there some other reason?

[oldtrader]

Just bringing the state in line with most of the rest of the nation, where auto fees are determined by the value and age of the vehicle.

[MiaMia411]

Sorry but the auto tax is the dumbest thing around , people pay enough in taxes already and pay a damn sales tax , no need to keep paying yearly for it . That's just legal robbery.

[beer belly]

Originally Posted by miamia411

sorry but the auto tax is the dumbest thing around , people pay enough in taxes already and pay a damn sales tax , no need to keep paying yearly for it . That's just legal robbery.

+1

[andthentherewere3]

This thread is two years old.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by MiaMia411

Sorry but the auto tax is the dumbest thing around , people pay enough in taxes already and pay a damn sales tax , no need to keep paying yearly for it . That's just legal robbery.

Then how do you propose to pay for the roads we drive on each day? Without a viable and dependable source of money, our roads will just get worse. Jay