Connecticut Task Force Talks Revenue Ideas for Car Tax Repeal

Tax increases on very high incomes and a gas tax hike could replace the revenue that would be lost if Connecticut repealed its car tax, members of a state task force said Monday.

The panel is studying the feasibility of revoking the state’s property tax on motor vehicles and options for replacing the roughly $1 billion it generates annually for local governments. The task force, which includes elected officials and representatives from local nonprofits and businesses, is due to report its findings at the end of January.

Connecticut’s car tax has been called regressive because it’s structured in a way ...