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pittiedaddy t1_jdnigak wrote

Reply to comment by Itsmoney05 in Bill Establishing Car Tax Reform Task Force Moves Forward by Jawaka99

You're talking about property taxes in general. The major difference is with a vehicle tax, someone living in BP will pay 3x the tax on the same vehicle that someone is Greenwich would. What we need is a flat vehicle tax.

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Itsmoney05 t1_jdnip0t wrote

No I am talking about overall taxation for the town. Motor vehicle mill rates in this state are capped at 32 mills. Most towns set their mv rate at 32, the maximum. If they want to make it lower, they can. They dont.

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keppism t1_jdoxl8o wrote

That just isn’t true at all. I looked through the list and can’t find a single town that charges a higher mil rate on vehicles than on other property. The only time it differ is when vehicle tax is lower due to the state cap. This is publicly available information.

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Itsmoney05 t1_jdoyhxr wrote

Check Stamford's for 2017-2020. The mill rate for mv there is 27.25 but has been lower for real estate.

You are wrong. The MV mill rate is set by a towns board of finance. The town can choose to tax mv at any mill rate UP TO 32 mills. Real-estate and personal property mill rates are set separately.

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