Gioia to Legislature: Reform Budget, Grow JobsĀ 

02.16.2016
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An excerpt from written testimony submitted by Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist, in support of H.B. 5044: An Act Making Adjustments to State Expenditures for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017.
ā€œThe most critical thing the legislature can do to improve our economy is to restore confidence in business leaders that the state can manage, and sustain, its fiscal operations for the foreseeable future.
“In a recent CBIA survey, 88% of business executive respondents indicated state tax policy impacts decisions they make on investment and location decisions.
“The more effective and efficient state government is, the better our business climate will become and the sooner new, good jobs can be created.
“Connecticut will be better able to compete with other states to grow and retain existing businesses as well as bring new companies into our state. And as we know, those other states are not asleep.
“We see aggressive new policies to raid our best businesses not only from overseas or from southern states but from Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.
“Only a strong economy, and confidence by business decision makers in our government, can provide the jobs people need and the revenues necessary to underwrite essential state services now and in the future.ā€


CBIA is Connecticutā€™s largest business organization, with thousands of member companies, small and large, representing a diverse range of industries from every part of the state. For more information, please email or call Meaghan MacDonald (860.244.1957).

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