Wisconsin’s Largest Agencies Ask For Millions More In The 2015-17 Budget

By Matt Crumb - September 17, 2014

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MacIver News Service – Wisconsin’s biggest state agencies have asked for budget increases well into the millions of dollars as all formal budget requests from state departments were submitted early this week. Gov. Scott Walker and the Department of Administration had instructed state agencies to “assume there will be zero growth in overall General Purpose Revenue appropriations in each fiscal year during the 2015-17 biennium.” Read More Wisconsin’s Largest Agencies Ask For Millions More In The 2015-17 Budget

General Tax Revenues Up 6.9% Over Last Fiscal Year

By MacIver Institute - November 19, 2013

Corporate Taxes, Department of Revenue, DOR, GPR, Income Tax, Revenue Estimates, Sales Tax, Tax Collections, Taxes

MacIver News Service – Individuals and businesses continue to show signs of improvement as tax collections are up 6.9 percent over the last fiscal year according to new data from the Department of Revenue (DOR). That is an increase from $3.73 billion in FY13 to $3.99 billion in FY14. Read More General Tax Revenues Up 6.9% Over Last Fiscal Year

First Quarter Tax Collections Up 6.5% Compared to Last Fiscal Year

By MacIver Institute - October 18, 2013

Business Climate, Corporate Taxes, General Purpose Revenue, GPR, Income Taxes, Revenue Estimates, Taxes, Taxpayers

MacIver News Service – In a sign that individuals and businesses are making more money in Wisconsin, tax collections are up 6.5 percent for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 according to a report from the Department of Revenue. Read More First Quarter Tax Collections Up 6.5% Compared to Last Fiscal Year

General Purpose Revenue Collections Up 4.2% in Fiscal Year 2013

By MacIver Institute - August 23, 2013

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MacIver News Service – General Purpose Revenue (GPR) collections increased by nearly $571 million from fiscal year 2012 to 2013 and $71.5 million from a Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) estimate in May, according to an unaudited report from the Department of Revenue (DOR). Read More General Purpose Revenue Collections Up 4.2% in Fiscal Year 2013

Wisconsin Tax Revenues up 4.6% in Fiscal Year 2013

By Policy Staff - July 16, 2013

GPR, Revenue Estimates, Taxes, Wisconsin

MacIver News Service – Revenue estimates by the Department of Revenue released on Thursday reveal that the state of Wisconsin brought in 4.6 percent more tax revenue in fiscal year 2013 than the previous year. This increase in general purpose revenue led to a collection of more than $567 million for the state than in FY 2012. Read More Wisconsin Tax Revenues up 4.6% in Fiscal Year 2013