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Devin LeMahieu: “The best way to use this surplus and to get it in the hands…”

Featuring: Devin LeMahieu, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 9

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WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon with Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu

Published | Video Starts at 06:38

So that might not be ongoing. That's essentially just a cause of inflation. It's not as consistent as sales tax increases or income tax increases, things like that. So The best way to use this surplus and to get it in the hands of taxpayers is through income tax rebates. So we chose a responsible number which is one and a half billion, just shy of 1.5 billion, which still leaves about a billion dollars going into the next budget cycle. (06:38–06:46)

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