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Although Mitchell's sales tax increases are perplexing as the nation saw inflation rise as high as 9.1% this year - a jump that hasn’t been seen since 1981 - City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein said the city’s ability to collect remote sellers tax has been pivotal for Mitchell.
Now that Gov. Kristi Noem has won re-election, her core campaign promise to repeal the state's 4.5% tax on groceries will take center stage in the coming legislative session. How will legislators determine if the state can afford to forfeit the $100 million or more in annual income?
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“I fear – and I’ll fight it as long as I can – personal income tax and corporate tax like many of our other states have. You start cutting your primary sources of revenue, you have to replace it,” Dist. 20 Rep. Lance Koth said during a meeting held in Mitchell.
Some South Dakota counties say the cost of providing essential services is outpacing property tax revenues.