MADISON, WI (WSAU-MetroSource) – Governor Tony Evers said this week he’ll veto the upcoming state budget of the Republican-controlled Legislature if it includes a flat tax.
GOP lawmakers have said they want Wisconsin to transition to a 3.25 percent income tax for all income levels. The Democratic governor said he’s considering either a line-item veto or vetoing the entire budget if the flat tax is part of it.
Evers said he believes the current progressive tax system is a good one and that the state doesn’t provide what he called “some extraordinarily large tax cut” to the wealthiest Wisconsinites.
Republicans say there’s no agreement with the Evers administration on the size or scope of a tax cut. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said more states are moving towards lower, flatter tax rates. He says the tax cuts from the current budget are the baseline of a new round of tax-cutting.
