The number of municipalities that levy local option taxes is growing in Vermont. To date, more than 20 municipalities have adopted these 1% taxes, and more could soon join the ranks.
On this Vermont Edition, we take an in-depth look at local option taxes in Vermont, and ask what levying them means for business and tourism in the state.
Our guests are:
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Taxes
- John O’Keefe, Town manager for the Town of Manchester
- Stuart Hurd, Town manager for the Town of Bennington
- Colleen Harrington, Candidate for Bennington’s Select Board
- Kristine Lott, Mayor of the City of Winooski
Broadcast live at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
