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House omnibus tax bill’s priorities include progressivity and lower property taxes

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

As the Legislature passes budget bills to invest in our kids, our workers and our communities, legislators also need to figure out how to fund those investments, address the deficit and share the responsibility for funding public services fairly.

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Senate tax priorities start to come into view

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

Some of the Minnesota Senate’s tax priorities came into clearer focus yesterday when the Senate Tax Reform Division released its draft division report, authored by the committee’s chair, Senator Ann Rest. More tax provisions will be revealed when the omnibus tax bill is released later this month.

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House committee takes action to improve property tax refunds, aids to local governments

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

Efforts to ensure that Minnesotans don’t pay too high a share of their incomes in property taxes took another step forward this week as the House Property and Local Tax Division passed its Division Report. The report was authored by Representative Jim Davnie and amended on to House File 2.

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'Fourth tier' would have little impact on small businesses

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

A new state income tax bracket proposed for the highest-income Minnesotans would not touch most small businesses, since only a small share of households that report “small business” income would be in the new bracket.

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Governor Dayton's supplemental budget remains committed to tax fairness, investments in our future

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

The days are getting longer and the weather is turning warmer. That’s a sign winter is changing into spring. What hasn’t changed since January are the critical needs for this legislative session:

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National report confirms: Minnesota has more work to do on tax fairness

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

A national report confirms what many Minnesotans already know: Minnesota’s tax system does not share the responsibility for funding public services fairly. The Minnesotans with the highest incomes pay the smallest share of their incomes in state and local taxes.

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Just in time for Minnesota's tax debate

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

How important is it for Minnesota to reform our tax system? According to an issue brief we recently released, it’s very important and we need to do it now.

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Governor Dayton’s budget proposal part 2: tax reform

By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget Bites

After many years of budget deficits and deep cuts to services, it’s time to instead invest in our communities and our future. We’ve long argued for a tax system that more adequately funds our state’s priorities and is based more on the ability to pay.

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