MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont may add a new $2 fee on hotel rooms and lodging to raise money for housing programs.
The Rutland Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2nRaeXz ) a Senate committee has given a greenlight to the proposal. Officials estimate it would bring in an additional $7.2 million, which would support affordable housing for homeless people, victims of domestic violence or older Vermonters.
The state already charges a 9 percent tax on rooms and meals.
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott is speaking out against the proposal. The Senate is controlled by Democrats.
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