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Tony Evers: “The first bill I signed in this biennium, 2021 Act Wisconsin…”

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Governor Tony Evers Announces Historic Tax Cuts and Education Investments in Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 06:02

During the last biennium, I was proud to sign the last budget that together with 2019 Assembly Bill Act 10 provided an estimated $577 million in individual income tax relief through income tax reductions targeting lower and middle class earners. Then The first bill I signed in this biennium, 2021 Act Wisconsin Act 1, I provided another $480 million in tax relief for Wisconsin businesses and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. So even before the 202123 budget I signed into law $2 billion in cumulative tax relief for Wisconsin families and businesses. I also made another promise when I ran for governor. (06:02–06:18)

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