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Tag Archives: Taxes and Fees

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Roper: Legislators debate doubling and expanding the bottle deposit

The bill would double the cost of a standard bottle deposit from 5 cents to 10 cents. The added up-front cost for a 24 case of beer or soda would increase from $1.25 to $2.50. A $3.98 40-pack of 16 oz. bottled water at Walmart would require a newly added $4 deposit fee.

5 days ago February 24, 2021 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: Large tax changes on the table

Last month the three-member Vermont Tax Structure Commission delivered a well-written, informative and conscientious report. The Legislature will now need to come to grips with some very large taxation change proposals. The longest part of the report deals with our complex property tax financing of education.

1 week ago February 21, 2021 in Commentary.
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Legislation proposes reversing mask violation fines for New Hampshire businesses

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would refund any fines assessed to businesses for violating mask orders imposed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Roughly $10,000 in fines have been issued to businesses for not following the mandate.

2 weeks ago February 17, 2021 in U.S..
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Gov. Sununu calls for tax cuts in New Hampshire budget address, lawmakers doing same

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu proposed a series of across-the-board tax cuts as part of his two-year budget proposal, unveiled Thursday. And as the state looks to advance economically from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new bill seeks to continue a tax reduction plan for businesses.

February 12, 2021 in U.S..
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Roper: Commission says expand Vermont sales tax to services and necessities

New Hampshire has zero sales tax on goods or services. We’ve seen what Vermont’s competitive disadvantage in this area has done to retail businesses along the Connecticut River. Increasing our sales tax on services from 0% to 3.6% and adding groceries and clothing to the mix would create a similar giant sucking sound.

February 1, 2021 in Commentary.
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Urbanites seeking rural refuge fuel New Hampshire’s residential real estate market

“Because New Hampshire is a rural state, and we have some tax advantages here in that there is no state income tax, and there is no state sales tax, it is quite an attractive place and we have seen people coming from the bigger urban areas,” Barbara Ruedig told The Center Square.

January 31, 2021 in U.S..
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Critics question New York’s approach to online sports betting

State leaders in New York appear to finally be ready to legalize online sports betting, but critics don’t care for the approach of having a likely high tax rate and state government monopoly.

January 29, 2021 in U.S..
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Roper: Push is on to expand Vermont sales tax to services

The Vermont Tax Structure Commission wants to expand Vermont’s 6% sales tax — currently limited to goods and a few singled-out services such as ski rentals — to everything but health care, and to reduce the overall rate to 3.6%. This is a terrible proposal.

January 27, 2021 in Commentary.
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$78 million in new taxes to pay for carbon reduction proposed

The state of Vermont should tax fossil fuels to fund carbon reduction programs required by carbon reduction mandates, a Jan. 15 report by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recommends. Estimated annual revenue from three proposed revenue sources would total $78 million.

January 27, 2021 in TNR News.
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Legislation would cut business taxes in New Hampshire over two-year period

The New Hampshire House of Representatives will be considering a bill in the new session that would reduce the state’s business taxes incrementally over the next two years.

January 19, 2021 in U.S..
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Scott says Vermont taking different path from New Hampshire on rooms and meals tax

While New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu wants to reduce his state’s room and meals tax to help businesses weather the COVID economy, Gov. Phil Scott says that his administration may not be following suit in Vermont.

December 15, 2020 in TNR News.
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New Hampshire cutting taxes on Covid-hit businesses. Vermont?

It would also give New Hampshire’s tourism industry another competitive edge over Vermont’s. Our legislature has not expressed an interest in reducing Vermont’s rooms and meals tax or providing any other kind of tax or regulatory relief.

December 8, 2020 in Commentary.

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