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.