Final tax bill proposes low property tax increases

House Ways & Means Chair Janet Ancel. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger
Under the finalized tax bill forged by the House and Senate, Vermonters would see some property tax increases, but less that what was proposed under previous versions of the bill.The tax legislation, H.911, which was wrapped up in conference committee Friday evening, would rely on a hike of 2.6 cents on the residential property tax and about 5 cents on the non-residential tax, to pay for K-12 school budgets.Under the