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Graduated 2% to 6.99%; top rate 6.99% (with a benefit-recapture add-back that makes high earners pay the top rate on all income).
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Connecticut statewide rule
State sales tax is 6.35%; Connecticut has no local or municipal sales taxes. Certain sales carry special rates (e.g., meals 7.35%, some motor vehicles/luxury goods 7.75%).
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25.0 cents/gallon state excise on gasoline, plus the 8.1% Petroleum Products Gross Earnings Tax on the first sale of petroleum products by distributors (passed through at the pump; varies with wholesale price). Excludes the 18.4c federal tax.
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Sales Tax-Free Week ran August 16, 2026 through August 22, 2026: most clothing and footwear items priced under $300 were exempt (the threshold was under $100 in prior years). Separately, since July 1, 2026, nonelectronic school supplies are exempt from Connecticut sales tax every day of the year.
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Town-level tax administered by the 169 municipalities. Real property is assessed at 70% of fair market value (CGS 12-62a) and taxed at the mill rate the town sets ($1 of tax per $1,000 of assessment) — rates vary widely by town (OPM publishes the annual list). The motor-vehicle mill rate is capped at 32.46 mills.
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Groceries (food products for human consumption) are exempt from sales tax; candy, carbonated/soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, and prepared meals are taxable.
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