Trumbull First Selectman Herbst: State Budget Will Adversely Affect Trumbull

Editor’s note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

First Selectman Tim Herbst said that the recently-passed state budget could be a detriment to Trumbull if big companies like General Electric decide to leave the state.

“Given the thousands of Trumbull residents who work for General Electric and those other companies threatening to leave Connecticut, this budget as adopted, will adversely harm Trumbull residents,” he said. “Make no mistake, if General Electric leaves Connecticut, Trumbull residents will either lose their jobs or be forced to leave the Town and relocate to another state for work.”

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• General Electric Criticizes Budget, Questions Staying in State

GE officials recently said the company may start looking to relocate to a more business-friendly state.

The budget may also affect Trumbull’s largest taxpayer, the Westfield Trumbull Mall.

“The tax increases that small business owners in the mall will experience and the tax increases that the mall ownership itself will experience as a result of reporting requirements will discourage additional investment and expansion at Westfield Trumbull,” he said. “As we are poised to begin the Phase 2 expansion of the Trumbull Mall, this type of assault on our largest taxpayer will discourage this investment.”