Recently signed tax cut leaves Evers’ budget with nearly $300M shortfall

The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Evers introduced his budget two days before he signed the bill that included a series of changes in the tax code, including one that ensures businesses that accepted PPP loans aren't taxed on the expenses they covered with the ...