These cash-for-credits recipients used to be kept confidential, but a law passed in 2016 now requires that the state report them.
"Great Bear Petroleum"
Walker hopeful plan to pay off oil tax credit debt with bonds will pass this session
What the state owes in tax credit payouts varies wildly from year to year. By paying off the tax credit debt with bonds, the repayment rate would theoretically become predictable.
Former commissioners, lawmakers criticize Walker’s oil tax credit veto
They say Walker’s decision destroys the state’s credibility with the industry it depends on to develop oil and gas resources.