The Informed Vermonter

The State government made a number of changes to Vermont’s tax code in 2018, some of which related to the federal Tax Cut and...

Following a small decline in tax revenues in fiscal year 2017, Vermont’s tax revenues shot up sharply in fiscal year 2018.  Total tax revenues...

As discussed in the prior article, state governments tend to spend their money on the same things, with only the amounts spent differing from...

Does the state government of Vermont spend too much money, not enough or just the right amount?  Is all this money being spent on...

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the government of the State of Vermont had total audited expenditures of $6.1billion, up $156.5 million...

Who is the biggest beneficiary of a minimum wage boost? Vermont passed new minimum wage legislation (Act 176) in 2014.  With the federal minimum wage...

About 309,000 Vermonters work as employees for some entity in the private sector or government.  The salary or wage they earn is one of...

Approximately one third of Vermont’s housing units are rentals, so many Vermonters are tenants as opposed to homeowners.  This article will take a detailed...

For most people, housing costs are the largest expense they bear.  This article will take a detailed look at Vermont’s housing costs for homeowners....

Vermont and its towns rely on property taxes to i) provide for many of the operating and maintenance costs of municipalities, and ii) fund...