Foxconn Tax Credits Under Scrutiny by Wisconsin Democrats

December 21, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

Democratic lawmakers want to place new limits on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation after an audit revealed the agency had adopted procedures that could grant Foxconn tax benefits for out-of-state employees.

Sen. Dave Hansen (D) said he would introduce legislation prohibiting the state from granting tax credits to electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group for any jobs done by out-of-state workers as it develops a $10 billion technology campus in Southeast Wisconsin.

Foxconn, the operating arm of Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., broke ground in June together with President Donald Trump on a 20-million-square-foot manufacturing campus for the production of ...

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