Evers budget allows local sales tax increases. Will Republican legislators agree? By Steven Walters - Feb 22nd, 2021 11:33 am //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung.
In November, City of Milwaukee officials approved a 2021 budget that won’t replace 60 police officers who retire or quit.
Last week, Democratic Gov.
Tony Evers proposed a state budget that would let the City of Milwaukee – and all local governments with populations of 30,000 or more – begin charging a 0.5% local sales tax, if residents approve by passing a referendum.
In its official summary of that budget, the Evers Administration connected those two events this way: “County and municipal levy limits have restricted the ability of our local governments to sustain basic county and municipal services – including roads, fire protection, social services, and police protection…. [T]he Governor proposes to
The split on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed half-cent local sales increase can be seen in the different reactions by the state’s business and government groups.
Gov. Tony Evers wants to allow counties to be able to double their existing sales tax — from half-a-percent to a full percent — and allow larger municipalities, like Racine,