Backdraft is one of those movies that, when you are channing channels at random, once you stop at it, you keep at it. Released in 1991, directed by Ron Howard, it had Kurt Russell at the peak of his career, competently supported by Scott Glenn (Gosh!...it seems this guy was always old sinec his birth!).
The Connecticut state sales tax rate is 6.35% , and the average CT sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.35% 1  . Groceries, prescription drugs and non-prescription drugs are exempt from the Connecticut sales tax. 2  Counties and cities are not allowed to collect local sales taxes.
In fact, with the exemption in effect, shoppers from the suburbs and perhaps those from nearby parts of Connecticut, which has a 6.35 percent sales tax, might be enticed by a simple calculation: Shop for clothes (under $110) in New York City, and pay no sales tax. And city residents might be enticed to stay.