DFL Proposes Sales Tax Increase in Twin Cities

Even with the $19 billion budget surplus, Democrats keep finding new ways to tax! Twin Cities residents could soon be paying more to shop if a DFL bill (H.F. 2335) is passed. The bill at the legislature would place a .25% sales tax increase in the Twin Cities that includes Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Scott counties.

The increased tax is expected to collect $200 million per year by 2027. Advocates want the money to go to solving Minnesota's affordable housing crisis, which in reality, is merely a way to grow government and make more people dependent on handouts from politicians in St. Paul.

If Democrats wanted to relieve the housing cost burden that so many feel, they should enact meaningful tax relief, so that we can keep more of our money in your pockets. Raising the sales tax when the cost of goods is already high will do more harm than good, especially since many low-income families live in the Twin Cities area and will be negatively impacted.

The executive director of Metro Cities, an association representing municipalities in the Twin Cities, says her program is opposed to the sales tax because of the program's statewide significance but the cost falls only on the Twin Cities.

Democrats already have a $19 billion surplus. If they want to start a new government program they should have to do it with the money they already have. They cannot continue to tax every little thing to achieve their wildest hopes and dreams.