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Article: New budget allows car rental fee to soar 800% But governor, others want impact to be less than that
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2009
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If you're an elected official, here's one way to raise money
without risking your job: Increase a fee that voters perceive is
paid primarily by out-of-towners.
Wisconsin's new state budget includes a provision that would
allow the not-yet-appointed Southeast Regional Transit Authority to
raise the car rental fee by as much as 800%. If the authority, once
appointed, eventually votes to levy the maximum fee, it would
increase from the current $2 per car rental to $18.
The fee would apply to cars rented in Milwaukee, Kenosha and
Racine counties. The money would help fund transit programs in
southeast Wisconsin, specifically a commuter rail line running
through Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee.
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