“Our state is in a strong fiscal position, and there is no reason these dollars should sit in state coffers when families need help now,” Evers said. Other proposed tax cuts would benefit seniors on fixed incomes, expand property tax relief for veterans with disabilities and attempt to lower the cost of caregiving and child care. 6 committee over deposition authorityĮvers’ proposal would cap co-pays for insulin at $35, repeal the state’s minimum markup law in an attempt to lower gas prices, and cut income taxes by 10% for individuals earning less than $100,000 and families earning less than $150,000.

Evers proposed similar tax cuts in each of the past three years that the Legislature rejected. Evers cited the state’s projected $5 billion budget surplus as reason to enact his latest plan. The proposal from Evers, released less than three months before the November election, comes just five months after the Legislature rejected another tax cut he proposed that was nearly three times as large and included a $150 rebate to taxpayers. Evers said he was trying to help families struggling with high inflation. Michels and legislative leaders accused Evers of trying to divert attention from the anniversary of the Kenosha unrest. Michels has made Evers’ reaction to the unrest in Kenosha a key plank of his campaign against the Democratic incumbent. Tony Evers proposed a $600 million annual tax cut on Tuesday - an election year proposal that Republican legislative leaders rejected as a “vote-buying ploy.Įvers announced the proposed cut at the same time as his Republican rival, Tim Michels, was touring Kenosha on the second anniversary of sometimes violent protests over a police shooting.

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