Vermont § 3341 - Confidentiality of proprietary business information

§ 3341. Confidentiality of proprietary business information

• (a) The Vermont Economic Progress Council and the Department of Taxes shall use measures
  to protect proprietary financial information, including reporting information in an
  aggregate form. (b) Information and materials submitted by a business concerning its income taxes and
  other confidential financial information shall not be subject to public disclosure
  under the State’s public records law in 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, but shall be available to the Joint Fiscal Office or its agent upon authorization
  of the Joint Fiscal Committee or a standing committee of the General Assembly, and
  shall also be available to the Auditor of Accounts in connection with the performance
  of duties under section 163 of this title; provided, however, that the Joint Fiscal Office or its agent and the Auditor of
  Accounts shall not disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person any proprietary
  business information or any information that would identify a business except in accordance
  with a judicial order or as otherwise specifically provided by law. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the publication of statistical
  information, rulings, determinations, reports, opinions, policies, or other information
  so long as the data are disclosed in a form that cannot identify or be associated
  with a particular business. (Added 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § H.1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)