Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 5
- Constitution
- Constitution of Wisconsin
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
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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