By Keith M. Phaneuf
State government collected more than $175 million from delinquent taxpayers over the past two months through its latest amnesty program, Revenue Services Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan announced today.
The two-month program, which officials hailed as the most successful amnesty recollection effort in recent history, waived $32.2 million in interest and penalties.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature used the amnesty to help balance the current budget, assuming the program would collect $35 million. Though a final tally won’t be available for a few more weeks, Sullivan said the total is expected to fall between $175 million and $185 million.
“I think it tells us we underestimated the number of persons and businesses who got in trouble during the last recession,” Sullivan told Capitol reporters during an afternoon news conference.
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