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2019 | 2018 | 2017
Connecticut 2019 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs
Population in 2019 : not available
Total Revenue Lost:
$207,062,754
Concerned about the lack of disclosure? We have created institutional schematics for the implementation of GASB Statement No. 77 on Tax Abatement Disclosures in the 50 states and DC: Learn who's in charge of compliance in our ROADMAP PROJECT. You can also get a CSV file of the localities in CT that did not make any tax abatement disclosures in their annual financial reports.
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State-level programs
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Program Name |
Program Type | Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Credit Program | Neighborhood improvement | $3,775,893 |
| Enterprise Zone Property Tax Reimbursement Program | Economic development (EZ) | $0 |
| Film, Television, and Digital Media Tax Program | Film production | $88,720,509 |
| Historic Preservation | Historic preservation | $1,024,308 |
| Historic Rehabilitation | Historic preservation | $0 |
| Historic Structures Rehabilitation | Historic preservation | $5,866,653 |
| Insurance Reinvestment Fund Program | Insurance | $23,342,944 |
| Manufacturing Facility Credit | Manufacturing | $869,420 |
| Research and Development Expenditures | R&D | $6,330,719 |
| Urban and Industrial Sites Reinvestment Tax Program | Revitalization | $32,359,751 |
| TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL | $162,290,197 |
Tabulated localities and districts
Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.
| Reporting Jurisdiction | Jurisdiction Type | Gross Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | Municipality | $4,136,557 |
| Hartford | Municipality | $18,747,000 |
| New Haven | Municipality | $8,596,000 |
| Stamford | Municipality | $13,000,000 |
| Waterbury | Municipality | $293,000 |
| TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL | $44,772,557 |
Local government reporting rate
We estimated the reporting rate among local governments for each state using 2018 and 2019 data. This is to gauge how much data is available in that state.
For Connecticut, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:
Cities/counties: 44 out of 171 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
School districts: 0 out of 23 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
