No, Evers did not 'cancel' the sales tax holiday
Back-to-school shopping was a smidge more expensive in Wisconsin this year.
Wisconsin Republicans set up a sales tax holiday in 2018, giving consumers a pass for many categories of clothing, computers and school supplies. There was no such holiday in 2019.
And since there’s change, there must be blame.
In posts on Twitter and Facebook, the Wisconsin Assembly GOP pointed the finger at the state’s new Democratic governor.
"Last year, Republicans gave part of Wisconsin's budget surplus back to the taxpayers by instituting a sales tax holiday on some back-to-school items," the Aug. 27, 2019, posts said. "You won't see that this year under Governor (Tony) Evers, despite the continued surplus."
Read more: https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2019/sep/03/wisconsin-assembly-republicans/no-evers-did-not-cancel-sales-tax-holiday/
