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.
Connecticut's excise tax on cigarettes is ranked #4 out of the 50 states. The Connecticut cigarette tax of $3.40 is applied to every 20 cigarettes sold (the size of an average pack of cigarettes). If a pack contains more then 20 cigarettes, a higher excise tax will be collected.