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Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 5
Annual tax levy to equal expenses
The legislature shall provide for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the state for each year; and whenever the expenses of any year shall exceed the income, the legislature shall provide for levying a tax for the ensuing year, sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency as well as the estimated expenses of such ensuing year.
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- docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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