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Council extends grocery gross-receipts provision while seeking clarity on state education tax impact; ordinance passes 9–3
Summary
After extended debate and competing amendments, the council approved an amended gross-receipts ordinance (keeping the 2.5% rate but with a Board of Finance amendment extending a sunset to Aug. 31 pending further review) by a 9–3 vote; opponents warned the change could shift revenue burdens to property taxes if alternatives are not identified.
The Burlington City Council voted 9–3 on June 9 to approve a revised gross-receipts ordinance that keeps a 2.5% rate on certain grocery and restaurant receipts in place while allowing the administration and council additional time to evaluate alternatives tied to pending state-level education funding changes.
The ordinance under consideration was the outcome of a multiweek debate about whether to make last year’s temporary grocery gross-receipts increase permanent, to allow it to sunset as previously agreed, or to extend the temporary measure while the city assesses state education-tax changes that could reduce property-tax pressure for residents.
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