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Two Months of SD Sales Tax Numbers Bring up Concerns

Two Months of SD Sales Tax Numbers Bring up Concerns

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Sales tax numbers for the first two months of the fiscal year are in for the State of South Dakota, and there are some concerns.

Governor Dennis Daugaard says the returns are under what was predicted

Daugaard says they set out the new budget year on the cautious side

Daugaard says a national report showed twenty five out of the fifty states were below tax projections

With slumping ag commodity prices, it may be difficult to avoid a down year in sales taxes.

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