As reported by Taylor Dobbs at VTDigger.com, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed the Veterans Tax Credit act today at Camp Johnson.

The new legislation will give employers a $2,000 tax incentive to hire soldiers who have returned from deployments in Afghanistan or Iraq in the last two years. In order to qualify for the tax credit, businesses must employ veterans between now and the end of 2011. Veterans who start new companies this year can also apply for the benefit.

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