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Phil Scott: “I've advocated for looking back a year, taking a look at…”

Featuring: Phil Scott, Republican | Governor of Vermont

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Gubernatorial Interview Phil Scott July 2016

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

So first thing you have to, you have to develop a budget that is in line with the rise of the cost of living. That's what you have to do. First of all, and I've advocated for looking back a year, taking a look at what the economy grows and what wages grow. And then if it's 1%, your budget grows 1% or caps at a 1% growth. If it grows at 2%, you cap it at 2% growth. You just don't go further than that. (03:01–03:09)

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Asserts advocacy for aligning budget growth with economic and wage growth.

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