5th District Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty has introduced a resolution calling for the preservation of the state and local tax deduction in the current effort to overhaul the nation’s tax code. 41% of filers in Connecticut claimed the state and local tax deduction in 2015, with an average deduction of about 19-thousand dollars.
The budget plan passed by the Senate this week would pave the way for a vote on approval of a tax package potentially eliminating of the state and local deduction.
Esty says Connecticut already sends more to the federal government than it receives in dollar-for-dollar terms. Esty says preserving this tax benefit for middle-class workers is about fairness for all Americans.