Officials plan to tap savings to make next CT budget work

Officials plan to tap savings to make next CT budget work

This story has been updated. The General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont likely will tap a special savings program at unprecedented levels to ensure Connecticut’s next budget provides major boosts to municipal aid, affordable child care and tax relief, according to sources close to negotiations. But officials will be challenged to maintain and boost these investments one year from now. That’s because various loopholes they’ve used to work around st…