Seven Days: Afford-Ability: Can Gov. Phil Scott Deliver a Bigger Slice of the Pie?

“Despite all the ink spilled over the state’s supposedly high tax burden, Vermont’s effective tax rate is roughly average. And according to a 2015 study by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, “Vermont’s tax system is among the least regressive in the nation because it has a highly progressive income tax and low sales and excise taxes.”