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Senate Bill 627

Relating To: Relating to: a sales tax holiday in August. (FE)
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

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Principal Name Notified Date Communication Date Comments Supporting Documentation  
Alliance of Wisconsin Retailers, LLC Notified Date 1/28/2016 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/28/2016

Wal-Mart Notified Date 1/26/2016 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/26/2016

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Notified Date 2/15/2016 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
2/15/2016

Comments
Sales tax holidays are an inefficient use of scarce state (and local) revenue. See, for example, this critique by the conservative Tax Foundation: http://taxfoundation.org/article/sales-tax-holidays-politically-expedient-poor-tax-policy-2015
http://taxfoundation.org/article/sales-tax-holidays-politically-expedient-poor-tax-policy-2015

Lobbying Efforts

  2015
January - June
2015
July - December
2016
January - June
2016
July - December
Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter 2015
January - June
2015
July - December
2016
January - June
41.00
2016
July - December
Total 41.00
Alliance of Wisconsin Retailers, LLC 2015
January - June
2015
July - December
2016
January - June
41.00
2016
July - December
Total 41.00