South Dakota’s Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cut
2 years, 1 month ago

South Dakota’s Noem tries to convince lawmakers on tax cut

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Families are struggling to make ends meet as a result.” Noem, who has set her political ambitions beyond South Dakota, repeatedly took aim at Biden’s economic policies in the speech and credited the state’s rosy financial outlook to her conservative policy-making. “We’re going into a year where there’s a real interest in cutting taxes but there are also a lot of new demands because of high inflation,” said Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen ahead of Noem’s speech. During her victory speech on Election Day, Noem was so confident that the state was ready to cut the grocery tax that she also hinted at other projects she would like to fund — incentivizing paid family leave and creating a way for childcare workers to get benefits. A potential recession could take a toll on state budget revenues in the coming year and inflation has already left budget holes to fill, said Sen. Lee Schoenbeck, a Republican who presides over the Senate.

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Noem approves tax cut, budget plan, despite disagreements
1 year, 9 months ago

Noem approves tax cut, budget plan, despite disagreements

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem signed legislation Tuesday that will reduce overall sales taxes in the state for four years, even though the bill fell short of the permanent tax breaks she had urged. She added: “While this legislation is not ideal or the best way to help the people of South Dakota, I recognize that the legislature has chosen this path, and …

South Dakota to cut sales tax by $104M annually for 4 years
1 year, 10 months ago

South Dakota to cut sales tax by $104M annually for 4 years

Associated Press  

— South Dakota’s Republican-dominated Legislature passed a general sales tax cut of $104 million per year, lowering the taxes on groceries but not eliminating them entirely as Gov. It has a four-year sunset clause and removes a mechanism known as the Partridge amendment, which gradually reduced the state’s sales tax as more money was collected from Internet sales. In fact, …

South Dakota governor’s grocery tax repeal hits GOP pushback
1 year, 11 months ago

South Dakota governor’s grocery tax repeal hits GOP pushback

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers are considering a number of tax cuts this year, including Gov. House Speaker Hugh Bartels said that when he has discussed the grocery tax repeal with the governor’s staff, his message has been that constituents are not calling for it. “I’m waiting until the budgeting process is done,” he said, adding “You’ve got to weigh the …

South Dakota governor calls for eliminating grocery tax
2 years ago

South Dakota governor calls for eliminating grocery tax

Associated Press  

Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged on groceries and lower other taxes in a State of the State address that steered clear of the hot-button topic of abortion. “South Dakotans need this relief,” said Noem, whose executive budget calls for repealing the state’s 4.5% sales tax on groceries, a move that would …

Noem: No special legislative session for food tax repeal
2 years, 3 months ago

Noem: No special legislative session for food tax repeal

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday she would not call a special legislative session to have lawmakers consider repealing the state’s tax on groceries ahead of the November election, despite calls to do so from a handful of Republican lawmakers as well as her Democratic challenger. Repeal of the state tax on groceries, which would cost the state …

Noem: No special legislative session for food tax repeal
2 years, 3 months ago

Noem: No special legislative session for food tax repeal

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kristi Noem said Wednesday she would not call a special legislative session to have …

Noem speaks out on grocery tax, promises to repeal it
2 years, 3 months ago

Noem speaks out on grocery tax, promises to repeal it

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem made a campaign promise Wednesday to repeal the state’s tax on groceries, changing course to lend outspoken support to a bipartisan proposal she did not publicly endorse in March. Noem billed the campaign promise Wednesday as “the largest tax cut in South Dakota’s history,” saying it would push $100 million “directly to families to …

State House proposes cutting food tax amid budget talks
2 years, 10 months ago

State House proposes cutting food tax amid budget talks

Associated Press  

— A bipartisan group of South Dakota House lawmakers on Monday passed a proposal to cut the state’s sales tax on food, floating a proposal unlikely to survive budget negotiations that have produced clashes between the House, Gov. “Raw food — everybody needs it and you don’t have a choice,” House Democratic Leader Rep. Jamie Smith said, adding that it …

South Dakota House pushes sales tax cut, but Noem cautious
2 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota House pushes sales tax cut, but Noem cautious

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House on Wednesday pushed to reduce the state’s sales tax by half a percentage point, passing the proposal despite objections from Republican Gov. The proposal makes South Dakota one of the over two dozen states, both red and blue, looking to give taxpayers and consumers a break amid soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid …

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