ADVISORY – 2/2 – New Campaign to Release “Better Choices” Budget Plan
Better Choices for Connecticut
New Campaign to Release ‘Better Choices’ Plan
Campaign to kick off in support of plan to protect public services and quality of life, and to generate revenue and rebalance CT’s tax structure.
ADVISORY: Monday February 2nd 1:30 PM, LOB Room 1A
For more information, contact:
Maggie Adair at (860) 878-8936 or madair@cahs.org
Michael Sullivan at (203) 843-3864 or msullivan@ctkidslink.org
Who: Members of a new campaign composed of non-profit providers, human service agencies, public service workers, municipal representatives, community organizations and progressive groups who are united in a vision that values our state’s public services and support a budget that will allow Connecticut to retain its high quality of life.
What: The campaign will hold a press conference to introduce the “Better Choices” revenue proposals and release a white paper detailing the plans. Speakers will include economic policy experts, struggling middle class families and human service providers.
Where: Legislative Office Building, Room 1A
When: Monday February 2nd, 1:30 PM.
Background:
While Governor Rell has promised that her upcoming biennial budget will include deep cuts affecting every agency of the Connecticut government, Better Choices For Connecticut believes that reliance on spending cuts is both unwise and unnecessary. Slashing public services in the midst of this recession places the Connecticut economy in grave danger. With smarter choices, Connecticut has the capacity to protect our schools, our transit, our infrastructure, our social services, and our public safety agencies.
The coalition will release a white paper proposing a multi-part revenue package that would balance the budget without cutting our state’s vital services.
Better Choices for Connecticut is a community coalition working to help Connecticut make better choices on ways to improve the state’s imbalanced revenue system so that it advances opportunity for shared prosperity for all Connecticut residents; preserves services for children, families and the elderly; creates and sustains good jobs; and reinvests in the middle class and our communities.
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