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New Study: Funding Public Services is the Best Route to Prosperity

In Press Releases on August 11, 2010

August 11, 2010

For Immediate Release

MONTPELIER—States, including Vermont, have long viewed economic development and funding for public services as competing interests. That’s a false…

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Vermont’s Tax Structure Is Less Regressive than Most, But Still Favors the Wealthy

In Press Releases on November 18, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. November 18, 2009
Vermont has done better than many states to tax according to ability to pay, but low- and middle-income Vermonters still pay more of their income in state and local taxes than do those in the highest income brackets.

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New Vermont Government Transparency Site Goes Live

In Press Releases on July 2, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. July 2, 2009
Vermonters interested in the workings of their state government now have a powerful new tool: www.vttransparency.org. The new website, a joint venture of Ethan Allen Institute of Kirby and Public Assets Institute of Montpelier, has a wealth of information about state revenues and spending, both current and historical.

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Florida’s Weather Harder to Beat Than the Taxes

In Press Releases on June 18, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. June 18, 2009
Weather and taxes are the reasons Vermonters often give for moving to Florida. But the key to lower property taxes in the Sunshine State is owning a less expensive home.

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Press Release: Vermonters Would Pay More with Governor’s Budget Cuts

In Press Releases on May 28, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. May 28, 2009
Vermont would lose millions of dollars in federal funding, more costs would be shifted onto the property tax, and vulnerable Vermonters would be squeezed even harder under the Douglas administration’s latest budget proposal.

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State Can Enact Reforms to Support Unemployed

In Press Releases on March 30, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. March 30, 2009
Both the Legislature and the administration are taking steps to qualify for almost $14 million in federal money to help laid-off workers. At the same time, though, the administration is looking for ways to cut unemployment benefits.

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Repealing Vermont’s Capital Gains Tax Break Would Ease Budget Woes and Improve Tax Fairness

In Press Releases on March 20, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. March 20, 2009
A new report released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that Vermont could save upwards of $35 million per year if it were to repeal the tax break the state currently offers for income from capital gains.

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Stimulus Package Can Help Vermont Avoid Budget Cuts

In Press Releases on January 22, 2009

PRESS RELEASE. Jan 22, 2009
Vermont could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid in the next two years, according to a new analysis of the economy stimulus package now making its way through the U.S. House.

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Let’s Put All Taxes on the Table, Not Just the Property Tax

In Press Releases on December 4, 2008

PRESS RELEASE. Dec 3, 2008
Taking money from the state Education Fund to help balance the rest of the state budget will drive up property tax rates for Vermonters.

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