Vermont § 1506 - Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1506 — Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1506. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax
- (a) The City Council may impose a tax on those transactions in the City involving sales,
rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages that are subject to taxation by the State of
Vermont. The authority of the City Council to impose a tax on these transactions
was approved by the voters on November 7, 2006. Imposition of any tax by the City
Council under this section shall be at the rate or rates specified in 24 V.S.A. § 138 and shall be imposed in accordance with the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 138(a)(2), (c), and (d). (b) The City Council shall impose a tax authorized by this section by adopting an ordinance
in the manner provided by sections 106-109 of this charter. (c) Sales tax revenue received by the City shall be used to reduce the municipal property
tax collected on the City grand list and shall not be used to increase total City
revenues. (d) Rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverage tax revenues received by the City may, at the
sole discretion of the City Council, be used in any of the following ways: (1) to deposit in a reserve fund established by the City Council to fund the purchase
of land or for construction or reconstruction of City buildings and infrastructure; (2) to reduce the municipal property tax collected on the City grand list without increasing
total City revenues; or (3) any combination of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. (Added 2007, No. M-13, § 2; eff. May 8, 2007.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 1506
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Section 1506 ("Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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