The state and local tax burden was down a little, to the lowest level in almost 50 years.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum crunched the numbers from the past fiscal year.
The rate was down to 10-1/2 percent, from 10.6 percent.
Research Director Jason Stein says the rise in income levels surpassed increases in taxes. He says state spending limits on municipalities and schools also helped slow growth in property taxes.
The tax burden has dropped since 2011, and Stein says the current rate is the lowest the group has on record, going back to 1970.
