Opinion of the Justices

*121 To his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:

The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Court reply as follows to the inquiries contained in your resolution filed January 9, 1970, pertaining to a proposal to levy taxes upon net profits derived from the operation of business organizations in this state.

The inquiries stem from certain recommendations by the Executive Committee of the Citizens Task Force, an organization of some three hundred citizens, established in 1969 pursuant to act of the Legislature, and charged with recommendation to the Governor of measures to achieve…