Senator Linares to Protest CT Gas Tax Hike in Westbrook

With the largest gas tax hike in state history set to hit Connecticut on July 1, Sen. Art Linares will be at the Mobil Station on 198 Essex Road in Westbrook to "talk with motorists about his efforts to prevent the upcoming pain at the pump," on June 24, according to a press release.

Connecticut’s current taxes on a gallon of gas total about 47 cents.  The July 1 tax hike will tack on about four more cents per gallon.

“Are you fed up with tax hikes?” Sen. Linares said in a recent release.  “If so, I hope to see many area residents on Monday afternoon. Let’s make our voices heard up in Hartford.  This gas tax hike will continue to take our state in the wrong direction.  It will hurt the people in our communities who can least afford it, like seniors who are on fixed incomes and families and businesses who are barely making ends meet.”

Linares will be at the Mobil Station, which is located at end of the exit ramp in front of the outlets, from 4 to 6 PM. He hopes to spread the word about the tax hike and add taxpayers’ signatures to an “Axe the Gas Tax” petition.  

The petition, which can be viewed and signed here, has collected more than 3,500 signatures, and those signatures will soon be delivered to the governor.