CONCORD — Citing the familiar red flags of tax increases and a structural deficit, Gov. Chris Sununu last Friday vetoed the two-year operating budget that the New Hampshire House and Senate passed the day before.
“The Legislature’s proposed budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 … both threatens the state’s economic growth and leaves the next Legislature with a massive fiscal deficit,” Sununu wrote in his veto message.
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