MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle campaigned last fall on the promise of not raising general sales or income taxes, but he has proposed a number of targeted tax and fee hike that are drawing fire from state Republicans in advance of the budget’s release on Tuesday.
Some Republican lawmakers said that they’re skeptical of how the governor is going to pay for all the ideas he’s laid out in the last month. They said that they think he’s trying to fix the budget with higher taxes. The governor’s aide, however, counters that Doyle’s plans are fiscally responsible.