FY 2017

Baker’s vetoes stretched across 169 line items, with $202 million in vetoes associated with MassHealth reforms, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. He also vetoed $42 million in spending that lawmakers earmarked in an attempt to force appropriations for favored projects.

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation in June predicted that trust fund balances might be eyed to plug holes in the state budget.

An official at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation confirmed that if May and June revenues hit benchmarks, the state would need 5.77 percent growth in tax receipts to meet its target in fiscal 2018. Doug Howgate, director of policy and research for the business-backed group, said the last time the state exceeded that level of growth was in fiscal 2015 when tax revenues grew 7.8 percent.