Fee Increases Associated With Adoption of Biennial State Budget
On August 31, 2009, the State Legislature passed HB-6802, “AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2011.” The bill became law on September 8, 2009 without the Governor’s signature of approval. With that, the State of Connecticut has a new 2-year budget in place.
Contained in this budget are mandatory increases in the fees many individuals and businesses customarily pay to obtain and renew licenses with state agencies such as the Department of Consumer Protection. The effective date for all these fee increases as determined by the State Legislature is October 1, 2009.
The actual amount of fee increase is determined by a formula contained in the bill. Specifically, “fees that are currently (a) $1,000.00 or more shall be increased by $250.00, (b) $150 or more but less than $1000.00 shall be increased by 25% and rounded up to the next whole five dollar increment, and (c) less than $150.00 shall be doubled. Also no fee shall be less than $15.00”
Content Last Modified on 10/8/2009 11:17:04 AM
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