State tax burden up, but overall burden still falling

Thu
03
Feb

State tax burden up, but overall burden still falling

For the first time in a decade, the state taxes paid by Wisconsin residents and businesses in 2021 grew as a share of income in the state. Yet the historically low levels of federal and local taxes in recent years have meant that the overall tax burden — and related spending on public services — have kept dropping for Wisconsinites.

 

 


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