'Stop The Gas Tax/Food Tax' Rally Saturday In Waterbury

WATERBURY, CT — Connecticut's Senate Republicans have organized a "Stop the Gas Tax/Food Tax" rally for 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Sunoco station on Watertown Avenue in Waterbury. See the flyer below.

Among the scheduled speakers will be state Sen. Eric Berthel, a Republican who represents Southbury, Oxford and other nearby communities.

The event, an extension of other similar rallies held throughout the state in recent weeks, is designed to demonstrate the opposition to Gov. Ned Lamont's proposal that would increase the cost of gasoline in the state and generate $200 million, according Republicans.

"The Governor has called this a 'small' tax increase," Republicans said in a statement. "Not only will the Democrats' proposed regressive taxes hurt working and middle class families' wallets at the pump, but they will cause prices on all necessities shipped throughout our state, from groceries to home heating oil, to increase too, at a time when residents are already struggling."