About the Business Enterprise Tax The Business Enterprise Tax (BET), which is based on the compensation businesses pay to employees as well as interest and dividends paid, has faced a series of rate reductions since 2015. The rate has been reduced from 0.75 percent to 0.55 percent in four steps, which in total lowered the ...
U.S. Census Bureau data from 2024 revealed that approximately 16.8 percent of New Hampshire’s working-age population (age 25 to 64) experienced long-COVID at some point since the pandemic began. Long-COVID symptoms may limit an individual’s ability to carry out day-to-day activities, including contributing to the state’s workforce. Using statewide labor force participation and long-COVID rates ...
According to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis, an average of about one in four (26.8 percent) Granite State adults who had COVID-19 at any point since the COVID-19 pandemic began went on to develop Post-Acute COVID. This condition, more commonly known as “long-COVID,” is defined as “a chronic condition that occurs ...
The State government passed legislation during the 2024 session to create and implement a child care workforce assistance project lasting from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025. This project expands eligibility for the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship (NHCCS) to child care professionals who work at least 25 hours per week in licensed child ...
New Hampshire has relied on both domestic and international migration to grow its population, as the number of deaths has outpaced the number of births in the state since 2017. In-migration from nearby states has been the largest driver of migration into the Granite State, with a net increase of around 548 people moving into ...
According to new State data, the General Fund and the Education Trust Fund brought in a combined $164.1 million in revenue for October, the fourth month of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025, which began in July. This amount was $19.0 million (13.1 percent) above the monthly target given in the State Revenue Plan, which is ...