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Another one that did not make it through

By Dave Umhoefer September 8, 2014

As a candidate in 2010, Scott Walker promised to create a relocation tax credit for businesses moving to Wisconsin.

A related Walker tax promise -- to suspend taxes for two years on businesses that relocate to Wisconsin -- passed the Legislature and became law. We rated that one as Promise Kept soon after Walker's term began.

But the tax credit has not advanced, and there are no more session days scheduled for the Legislature in 2014.

Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick pointed out that two lawmakers introduced legislation to create an income tax credit equal to 50 percent of the amount of moving expenses paid by a taxpayer to relocate their business to Wisconsin.

That measure was referred to committee in February 2014 and did not receive a vote.

We are now rating this one as Promise Broken.

Our Sources

Email exchange with Laurel Patrick, governor's office, Sept. 5, 2014