CT Senate GOP: Kiss the Smart Fiscal Guardrails Goodbye Next Year
October 11, 2024Sen. Eric Berthel, Ranking Senator on the Appropriations Committee, Sen. Henri Martin, Ranking Senator on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the release of the Office of the State Comptroller’s year-end report for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
“The comptroller is right to commend Connecticut for paying down on debt and building up emergency budget reserves. What’s left unsaid is that the positive news will end next year. Those smart fiscal guardrails that Republicans fought to put in place in 2017? You can kiss those goodbye. Budget gimmicks will be back in style at the State Capitol. Democrats want to spend more than state government is allowed to spend. Democrats will vote for future job-killing tax hikes. That’s irresponsible and disingenuous.”