December 8, 2023: Every year, the state Tax Commissioner releases a document outlining education taxes. The letter serves as a "pulse taking" to help school districts understand where taxes sit going into the budget-building season.

This year's letter highlighted a potential 18.5 percent increase. On this show, we try to help Vermonters recover from their collective sticker shock by breaking down the commission's letter and education spending. 

Read the Commissioner's letter and access other resources: http://tax.vermont.gov/press-release/FY2025-Education-Yield-Letter

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