Claim: The $290 million structural surplus in the 2011-'13 Wisconsin budget is not real because it is based on the assumption that Congress will reinstate the estate tax.
Fact-check: Wisconsin Rep. Donna Seidel says the $290 million structural surplus in the state budget is not real
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: James B. Nelson
Date published: 2011-07-17T00:00:00