MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — State Senate Republicans have passed a special session bill that includes support for families paying for childcare.
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostberg said the centerpiece is a tax cut.
“A $2 billion tax cut. That tax cuts starts at the incomes of for a single filer of $27,630 dollars,” said LeMahieu.
An average family with two kids would get a $6,000 tax break.
The average tax filer would get a $600 break, although Eau Claire area Democrat Jeff Smith said those on the lower end of the income scale would see far less.
“That $27,000 income is going to get a $32 break,” said Smith. “$32. Which won’t even buy one meal for your family, if you take them out. Maybe it might even give you half a tank of gas.”
Assembly Republicans have their own workforce and child care proposals, so it’s not clear what will get to Governor Tony Evers.
