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Cutting South Dakota’s Tax on Groceries

Cutting South Dakota’s Tax on Groceries

Senator Jean Hunhoff Photo: WNAX


Cutting the sales tax on groceries in South Dakota could make a major hit on state revenues.
Governor Kristi Noem made that a campaign pledge last week.
Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Appropritions, says rising state sales taxes are related to inflation….https://on.soundcloud.com/3GANU

Hunhoff says taxes on groceries makes up a significant part of ongoing state revenues…..https://on.soundcloud.com/rJepC

The cut would amount to over one hundred million dollars a year.

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