Vermont personal income tax receipts fall by $5.7M in October
State officials reported last week that personal income tax revenues were down $5.69 million in October. The total was dramatically lower than anticipated, and the Scott administration says...
View ArticleSpaulding: State tax revenues fall by $4.67 million
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeb Spaulding (802) 828-3322 [phone] [fax] 802-828-3322 802-828-3320 Jeb Spaulding, Secretary February 15, 2012 Montpelier, VT – Secretary of...
View ArticlePew report recommends that Vermont increase reserve funds to 8 percent
A study released Tuesday suggests the state of Vermont should change the way it manages reserve funds. Vermont is among the top five U.S. states in revenue volatility for the period of 1994-2012,...
View ArticleAnalysis: What’s behind the state’s revenue downgrade
When state revenue forecasts were downgraded Thursday, Gov. Peter Shumlin and administration officials acknowledged the significance while downplaying concern. “It’s serious, but it’s manageable,” Jim...
View ArticleDon Keelan: A marijuana store in every Vermont town
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner. For Gov. Peter Shumlin, Jan. 15, 2015, can’t...
View ArticleState could earn $20-$75 million from legal pot, report says
Beau Kilmer, co-director of the Rand Drug Policy Research Center, presents the group’s study Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the Statehouse in Montpelier. Photo by Tom Brown/VTDigger This story was updated...
View ArticleFor snow sports, it’s the winter of discontent
The ski racks were empty and few people were on the trails Tuesday at the normally bustling Trapp Family Lodge ski touring center in Stowe. Though a thin dusting of snow covered the field, most trails...
View ArticleOfficials hike state tax revenue forecast by $44 million over two years
Economists Jeff Carr, right, and Tom Kavet deliver their economic revenue forecast to the State Emergency Board at the Statehouse in Montpelier in January 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
View ArticleVermont sees unexpected revenue boost after July tax filings
Finance Commissioner Adam Greshin, center, reviews new revenue projections with Scott administration economist Jeffrey Carr, right, in 2018. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The state saw more revenue...
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