The Deeper Dig: A ‘caretaker’ budget

Gov. Phil Scott and Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman shake hands after Scott’s budget address. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
On Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott laid out his funding priorities in a 40-minute speech to the Legislature. Scott’s 2019 budget maintains his pledge to avoid increasing taxes and fees, and offers only modest proposals for new spending. Or, as Finance Commissioner Adam Greshin put it in a press briefing that same day, “There are no bells and th