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March 26, 2024Our Taxes Can Set Kids Up for Success
Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed in society – and tax policy has a huge role to play in making that happen. Better tax policy can help prepare our…
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March 20, 2024States Move to Tax the Top in 2024
These forward-thinking states are demonstrating the wide variety of options for policymakers who want to raise more from the wealthiest people, rein in corporate tax avoidance, create fair tax codes…
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March 14, 2024Vermont Lt. Gov David Zuckerman: Fair Share
Today, I have an exceptionally important topic to talk about: taxes! Taxes have become a dirty word, and in many ways for good reason. Since the 1980’s there has been…
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January 29, 2024ITEP’s Carl Davis: Who Pays Vermont Taxes?
ITEP Research Director Carl Davis gave a presentation on Vermont’s tax system to that state’s Ways and Means Committee on January 25, 2024. Click here for the slide deck. -
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November 29, 2018Public Assets Institute: A Fairer Tax System Would Help Working Families
The report looks at how well states distribute taxes based on family incomes. In most states lower-income families pay a higher percentage of their income in state and local taxes than those… -
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October 18, 2018Rutland Herald: In All Fairness
Anti-tax advocates across the country and in Vermont continue to push for policies that reduce tax rates for the wealthy and businesses, the report finds. However, a movement is growing…
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October 17, 2018Public Assets Institute: New report: Vermont’s Tax System Is Among the Least Regressive
Tax systems generally favor the wealthy, but Vermont’s system is skewed less than most other states when it comes to high-income taxpayers. That was the key finding of a study… -
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July 10, 2018Building on Momentum from Recent Years, 2018 Delivers Strengthened Tax Credits for Workers and Families
Despite some challenging tax policy debates, a number of which hinged on states’ responses to federal conformity, 2018 brought some positive developments for workers and their families. This post updates a mid-session trends… -
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June 26, 2018Gas Taxes Rise in Seven States, Including an Historic Increase in Oklahoma
A rare sight is coming to Oklahoma. The last time the Sooner State raised its gas tax rate, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and Congress was debating whether to…
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State Tax & Revenue Information
- Vermont Department of Taxes - Publications
- Vermont Department of Taxes - Statistics
- Vermont Department of Finance & Management - Reports & Publications
- Vermont General Assembly - Joint Fiscal Office
- Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission