By Dave Soulia, FYIVT.com
Vermont state government will spend more than $9.3 billion this fiscal year — about $297 every second. A new ‘Spend-O-Meter’ page on FYIVT.com tracks that money in real time, follows it to its destination, and measures it against what Vermonters actually earn and pay. Everything here comes from public records, and every source is named.
Vermont’s budget year runs from July 1 to June 30. For the year that began July 1, 2026, the Legislature approved $9,381,460,606 in spending — Act 144, signed by the Governor on June 16, 2026. The counter spreads that total evenly across the year to show where the budget clock stands right now.
Budgeted so far this fiscal year as of 9:45 AM today, Friday August 14: $1,140,264,752.
For more information, including rate of taxation compared to wages (spoiler alert – taxes are higher!), click here.