Wisconsin Property Taxpayers: Thanks Joint Finance for axing outdated property tax
Contact: John Jacobson, (608) 255-7473 MADISON – Wisconsin Property Taxpayers, Inc. Thursday issued the following statement regarding the Joint Finance Committee’s vote to eliminate the forestry mill tax in Wisconsin, which levies 16.97 cents per $1,000 of property value, and was enacted in 1924. “By axing the state’s forestry mill tax on property owners, the Joint Finance Committee voted to put $180 million back into the hands of Wisconsin families over the next two years” John Jacobson, WPT Government and Member Relations Director said. “Those who pay property tax in Wisconsin have been happy to do more than their fair share over the