GOP Governor Scott Walker Continues To Fight For Tax Relief In Wisconsin

GOP Governor Scott Walker is committed to reducing the tax burden for families across Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Governor Walker is proposing a new tax credit for parents paying for childcare as well as a 50% increase to refundable tax credits for Wisconsin seniors. This comes as Governor Walker has also pushed for a $1,000 per year tax credit for college graduates who choose to live and work in Wisconsin. With Scott Walker as governor, Wisconsin has a committed advocate for lower taxes.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:

“Gov. Scott Walker is seeking to provide more tax relief for seniors and parents paying for child care over the next two years should voters return him to office for a third term.

Walker, who has championed holding the line on taxes in past budgets, announced Monday he would create a new tax credit for parents paying for child care and would seek a 50% increase in a refundable tax credit for seniors 62 and older.

The measures accompany a $1,000-per-year credit for college graduates in Wisconsin to help pay off student loans that Walker announced previously. Walker also is proposing again to soften the penalty for married couples receiving a tax credit for the working poor — a measure lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee rejected.

Walker also is promoting more proposed funding for worker training and for lead removal and testing children for lead poisoning — an issue that has rocked Milwaukee for years…

Walker also is seeking a new tax credit to cover 20% to 35% of child care expenses, depending on the income of a parent or guardian. Up to $3,000 of expenses per child may be claimed.”