Local taxpayers should expect the state to return a proportionate share of fuel taxes.
Most states share gas tax revenues with local taxpayers.
State mandated property and sales tax exemptions for state operations are by far the largest local tax exemptions. The state, like any public or private operation, consumes local public services. Those services are paid for by additional taxes from all local taxpayers. Recognizing the inequity of forcing local taxpayers to subsidize federal operations, the federal government pays local taxpayers PILT for both schools and municipal services. While Connecticut has a specific PILT program, most other states have municipal revenue sharing programs.