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SD Governor Dennis Daugaard Concerned About Sales Tax Trend

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard Concerned About Sales Tax Trend

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Fading sales tax collections will have an impact on next year’s budget in South Dakota.
Governor Dennis Daugaard says each months tax report has been worse than the one before……

Daugaard, who will give his budget address to the legislature on December 6th, says those revenues will have an impact…..

Daugaard says it is not a good trend…..

Economists say the slowing trend is due in part to low ag prices, but also from more people buying merchandise online.

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