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Concurrent discussions of spending increases on core obligations and tax cuts returning record revenues will dominate the final days of the South Dakota Legislature in Pierre.
“I think the governor’s veto message was powerful,” one lawmaker said. “I think the argument about rural South Dakotans having to pay a disproportionate amount was what moved a lot of people.”
Concurrent discussions of spending increases on core obligations and tax cuts returning record revenues will dominate the final days of the South Dakota Legislature in Pierre.
“My concern is that these legislators really don’t want to cut taxes,” the governor said.
An amendment in the Senate turned the originally proposed cut from 4.5% to 4.2% into a more modest 4.5% to 4.3%. Later that same session, the chamber voted 18-17 to advance a cut to the food tax.