CLT questions claims made by backers of higher tax on millionaires

STATE HOUSE — Opponents of a proposed additional income tax on millionaires claim the group pushing for a new tax on those with incomes above $1 million a year are potentially misleading voters with claims that new tax revenues will only be spent on transportation and education. "You can't specify where the money's going in a ballot question. That's forbidden," Chip Faulkner of Citizens for Limited Taxation told the News Service Monday after CLT issued a press release asserting that supporters

STATE HOUSE — Opponents of a proposed additional income tax on millionaires claim the group pushing for a new tax on those with incomes above $1 million a year are potentially misleading voters with claims that new tax revenues will only be spent on transportation and education. "You can't specify where the money's going in a ballot question. That's forbidden," Chip Faulkner of Citizens for Limited Taxation told the News Service Monday after CLT issued a press release asserting that supporters…