PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on March 30, 2016, by a vote of 98-45
. Purpose: The primary function of this bill is to set the property tax rates for FY17, as well as to take care of some miscellaneous educational items. .
Analysis: Those voting YES supported reducing the the nonresidential property tax for commercial property and second homes. from $1.59 to $1.53 per $100 of assessed property value. For homesteads, they set the property yield at $9,701 and the income yield at $10,870. For those scratching your head and asking what does that mean, well, that’s kind of the point (see related Op-Ed below). It translates into a 0.2¢ increase for residential property tax payers, and in total, a $7.9 million proper tax increase ($4 million coming from residential and $3.9 million from non-residential taxpayers). It is notable the education fund has a projected deficit of $17.9 million for FY17. (See JFO Report, line 23) .
Those voting NO opposed the tax increase, noting that if the spending thresholds in Act 46 had been left in place Vermont homeowners would have experienced a cut in property taxes. .
As Recorded in the House Journal, Wednesday, March 30, 2016:“Shall the bill pass? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 98. Nays, 45.” (Read the Journal, p. 717-720.)
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It appears that the super majority approaches every tax incease vote as if it’s a stand alone measure with no thought about the cumulative effect it has on the tax payers or the economy. Have any of these clowns given 2 seconds of thought on how to REDUCE SPENDING and LOWER TAXES?????? Hey Montpelier, we’re tapped OUT!!!!!