{"id":5084525,"date":"2019-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/lamont-budget-sin-tax\/"},"modified":"2019-02-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:00:00","slug":"lamont-budget-sin-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2019\/02\/21\/lamont-budget-sin-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamont Budget: Sin Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ned Lamont\u2019s budget pitch this week to the General Assembly is filled with \u201csin taxes\u201d like deposits on alcohol, electronic cigarettes and sugary drinks. 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