Bessent Won’t Rule Out New Taxes on the Wealthy

Some CT legislators call for more taxes on rich. Will Lamont agree?

Gov. Ned Lamont has steadfastly refused to increase taxes on Connecticut’s wealthiest residents throughout his six-plus years in office. During that time, legislators have proposed income tax surcharges, mansion taxes and other changes aimed solely at high earners, but they abandoned every measure before final budget negotiations with Lamont. But many fear that pattern could be tested in the coming months as never before.  State officials face u…

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WASHINGTON >> As Republicans prepare to cut trillions of dollars in taxes, they are grasping for ways to keep down costs. There are the typical conservative ideas for doing so, like cuts to health care programs, and the inventive ones, like changing how the budget is measured in the first place.

Bessent Won’t Rule Out New Taxes on the Wealthy

“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Republicans are looking at all options to help pay for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises on tax cuts, including increasing levies on the wealthiest Americans,” Bloomberg reports.

Bessent Says ‘Everything’s On the Table’ for Taxes on Wealthiest

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Republicans are looking at all options to help pay for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises on tax cuts, including increasing levies on the wealthiest Americans.

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Bessent says 'Everything's on the table' for taxes on wealthiest

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration and the GOP are looking at a range of ways to help pay for President Trump's tax agenda, including extending his 2017 tax cuts.