Doyle Opposed to Gas Tax Increase
Gov. Jim Doyle said today he does not support proposals to increase the gas tax. He also questioned a Dem lawmaker's proposal to eliminate exemptions under the state sales tax and shift funding for public schools off the property tax and onto the sales tax.
Doyle, speaking with reporters after a town hall meeting in Cudahy, noted that the automatic increase in the gas tax had just been eliminated.
"I don't think it's time to increase it," he said.
Doyle also said consumers ultimately pay for sales tax exemptions that are lifted. He said he'd be open to proposals to shift the burden off property taxpayers but he would like to see a guarantee that it would provide property tax relief.
"You end up just paying more sales tax and then over the next couple of years your property taxes continue to go up," Doyle said. "I obviously am not going to go along with anything like that."
Listen to audio of Doyle's remarks
