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April 4, 2023 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
$18 Billion Surplus Not Enough for Gov. Walz, DFL Lawmakers
Look Out Minnesota, Here Come the Tax Hikes
Among the new proposals are a 75-cent retail delivery fee and a combined 1% metro-area sales tax increase.
In total, five new taxes and fees under consideration will increase costs for businesses and consumers by $5.6 billion in the next four years. And we haven’t even gotten to the actual tax bill yet.
Notably, most of the new sales tax revenue will go to metro area transit (buses and light rail), not to fixing roads and bridges.
NFIB is fighting back against these bad bills and we need your help.
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