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Vermont tax officials tracking surge in municipal interest in local-option taxes, can slow rollouts
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Samraoff told the Senate Transportation committee the Department of Taxes is tracking rising municipal interest in local-option taxes and has statutory authority to slow implementations if more than five come online at once; seven towns have indicated 2026 votes.
Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Samraoff of the Vermont Department of Taxes told the Senate Transportation committee the department is tracking growing municipal interest in local-option taxes and has a limited ability to pace implementations so its systems and businesses can adapt.
"We have the authority to, kind of, like, slow the implementation of those beyond 5," Samraoff said, describing a provision the department could use if many towns enact taxes at the same time. She told senators the department has not used that authority yet but could request additional time to roll out new local-option taxes to avoid operational problems.
Why it matters: local-option taxes…
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