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Firefighters, unions urge Ways & Means to expand H.483 pension tax break to public safety
Summary
Witnesses at the House Ways & Means hearing on April 23 urged lawmakers to expand a proposed pension tax exemption (H.483) to include municipal public safety employees, and asked the committee to consider offsets if the state adopts further retirement tax breaks.
Lawmakers heard testimony April 23 on H.483 and related pension-tax proposals, with firefighter representatives and public‑employee unions urging the House Ways & Means Committee to include municipal public safety workers — firefighters, police and some EMS employees — in a proposed tax exclusion now written for military and civil‑service retirees.
Witnesses said the risks public safety employees face and pension design differences merit treating those workers the same as military retirees. They also urged lawmakers to identify revenue offsets if the state extends tax relief to additional retiree groups.
Chris Dubey, president of the Professional Firefighters of Vermont, told the committee he came to testify “specifically in reference to the military pension and the exclusion of…
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