CT says its tax system is unfair, but changes would mean tradeoffs

CT Mirror – Sunday, June 14, 2026
By Keith M. Phaneuf

Sandie Pope is just trying to be realistic about her immediate future.

She doesn’t spend much time daydreaming about her long-term goals of having a family and a career in criminal justice.

For the 23-year-old part-time student and political canvasser, moving out of her mom’s apartment in New Britain and buying an inexpensive car are daunting enough.

Those hopes took a hit this spring when Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders left a new income tax credit that would have sent hundreds of millions in relief to low- and middle-income renters out of the state budget.

The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.

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