MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate propose using part of the state surplus on one-time payments to taxpayers.
Senator Patrick Testin of Stevens Point and 15 other Republicans have proposed sending 500-dollar refund checks to individual taxpayers and 1-thousand dollars to married couples who file a joint return.
In a statement, Testin says the proposal would go a long way to “reduce the tax burden on residents,” as the state surplus grows to nearly eight billion dollars. It’s unclear how much support the measure has in the Assembly, or with Governor Tony Evers. Though the Democrat did express a desire to find common ground on tax relief with the Republican-controlled Legislature during a recent visit to Wausau.
The proposed refund bill is up for a committee hearing today.