Fiscal Policy Center
Our Fiscal Policy Center coordinates our budget and tax policy work and seeks to:
- Protect and improve investments in child and family opportunity and well-being
- Build a state revenue system that is sustainable, efficient, and fair
- Improve transparency and accountability in state tax and budget policies
Learn more about the Fiscal Policy Center and budget and tax issues. Also see what others are saying about the new Fiscal Policy Center.
- June 2019
Connecticut's Volatility Cap: Frequently Asked Questions
The volatility cap in the Connecticut state budget imposes a threshold for certain types of revenue, above which any excess must be deposited into the Budget Reserve Fund (BRF) and excluded from ge
- May 2019
Impact of the FY 2020-2021 Appropriations and Finance Committee Budget and Revenue Proposals on Children and Families
While the state budget proposals by the General Assembly protect many programs that serve children and families from budget cuts, rigid and counterproductive budget rules are starving schools, infr
- April 2019
Even with Modest Capital Gains Tax, Wealthiest Would Pay Average of $36,000 Less in Taxes After Trump Tax Cuts
Connecticut faces a $4 billion deficit over the Fiscal Years 2020-21 biennial budget.
Distinguished Senior Fellow
Interim Executive Director
