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Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact Christine Mansfield
Phone: (203) 269-2624

"DTS Leads Business Rally"

March 30, 2009 - WALLINGFORD - More than 100 businesspeople united at the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce Business Rally on March 30, 2009. Discovery Training Services CEO, Christine Mansfield and Co-Chairperson of the Chamber's Legislative Committee, generated the rally idea only just a month ago. "The Committee rallied behind the idea of action, and bringing attention to the destructive taxes and mandates being proposed at the General Assembly". Despite the threatening weather, the crowd cheered the messages proclaimed from each business leader. WTNH and NBC30 News aired footage from the Rally, as well as front page news coverage in the Record -Journal and New Haven Register Business.

Mansfield addressed the crowd, acknowledging first the power of the Chamber to bring businesspeople together. "The Constitution and Declaration of Independence contain three powerful words, We the People. Today the Chamber unites 'we the people', 225 years later, to stand together for Commerce," commented Mansfield. "Today we stand, businessperson to businessperson, shoulder to shoulder, for commerce." The crowds cheered as Mansfield continued, "We stand today for more business, not more taxes. For more jobs, not more mandates. We stand today for business to stay in this great U.S.A., in this great state of Connecticut, and most importantly right here in our towns of Wallingford and North Haven. Thank you for standing up for business. Today we mean business!" Additional business owners spoke, as well as Mayor Dickinson and Senator Fasano.

Bills are listed below remain dangerous to our local business climate. Contact your legislators now and voice your concern!

  • HB-6350 -- Eliminates virtually all exemptions to state's sales tax, including for manufacturing machinery and equipment, and intercompany transfers, and sets the tax rate at 5%.

  • HB-6349  -- Extends the state sales tax to virtually all professional and business services (professional, insurance, occupational, personal).

  • SB- 815 -- Places a two-year moratorium on the use of all corporate tax credits.

  • HB-6348 -- Significantly restricts the ability of Connecticut companies to use corporate tax credits, and reduces the effectiveness of the credits.

  • HB-6350 -- Eliminates virtually all exemptions to state's sales tax, including for manufacturing machinery and equipment, and intercompany transfers, and sets the tax rate at 5%.
  • HB-6349  -- Extends the state sales tax to virtually all professional and business services (professional, insurance, occupational, personal).
    Corporate tax credits
  • SB 934- An Act Concerning A Corporation Tax Surcharge –Imposes, for three income years, a surcharge of thirty per cent on entities subject to the corporation business tax. This measure would place an additional burden on businesses that are already struggling to survive.
  • HB 6498– An Act Concerning the Sales and Use Tax Rate – Increases the sales tax to 7%.
  • HB 6187- An Act Concerning Paid Sick Leave - requires employers with fifty or more employees to provide six paid sick days to their employees for use for the employee's sickness, the employee's child's sickness, or to deal with sexual assault or family violence issues.

 

 

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