Inflation drove about $2.7B in extra Wisconsin sales-tax revenue, report says
A report attributes roughly $2.7 billion in additional sales tax receipts to inflation over the past five years — the same amount the state is now projected to have as a surplus.
The Center Square reports that inflation produced roughly $2.7 billion more in Wisconsin sales tax collections over the last five years than projected. That amount equals the approximately $2.7 billion the state is now projected to hold in surplus.