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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont bill indexes gasoline and diesel fuel taxes to inflation starting in 2028
Last action · April 9, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on TransportationSponsor: Rebecca White
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning July 1, 2028, Vermont gasoline and diesel fuel taxes will adjust annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The tax rates remain fixed at current levels until that date and will not decrease if inflation is negative.
Motorists purchasing fuel in Vermont will see per-gallon fuel tax rates fluctuate annually with inflation starting in mid-2028, altering how transportation infrastructure and fuel revenues adjust over time.
- State fuel taxes in Vermont provide revenue for transportation infrastructure maintenance and are historically set at fixed per-gallon rates. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
distributors
Fuel distributors must calculate and pay taxes on motor fuel sales using rates that adjust annually for inflation starting in 2028.
motor fuel users
Fuel users face per-gallon tax rates that increase annually with inflation beginning July 1, 2028.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When will the fuel tax indexing take effect?
What happens to the fuel tax if there is deflation or negative inflation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Apr 9, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Transportation
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Transition to Automatic Inflation Indexing
The bill shifts Vermont from fixed-rate fuel taxation to an automatic annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index starting in 2028.
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Sources
legislature.vermont.gov
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