MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott at his Wednesday press conference addressed the projected 11.9 percent average increase in education property tax bills next fiscal year and emphasized the need to stay the course on education reform as adopted in Act 73.

Vermont Commissioner of Taxes Bill Shouldice on Monday announced the projected increase in the annual Dec. 1 education tax rate letter. The rise would represent an increase of nearly 41 percent over the past five years, Shouldice said.

Shouldice and Education Secretary Zoie Saunders joined Scott at the press conference.

“It comes as no surprise that there’s another significant tax increase that’s forecasted, due to an increase in education spending,” Scott said. “It’s also exactly why my administration has proposed many ideas over the last

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