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<td>FW: Take action on Governor's tax proposals!</td>
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<td>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:06:39 +0000</td>
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<td>Byers, Jennifer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:JBYERS@mnchamber.com"><JBYERS@mnchamber.com></a></td>
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<td>Karen Amundson (Chamber) (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:karen@moramn.com">karen@moramn.com</a>)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:karen@moramn.com"><karen@moramn.com></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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Jennifer Byers [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jbyers@mnchamber.com">mailto:jbyers@mnchamber.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 19, 2013 5:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Byers, Jennifer<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Take action on Governor's tax proposals!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Governor
Dayton's budget and
tax proposals
threaten Minnesota's
economy and your
business.
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<strong><span
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increases in
spending, huge
increases in taxes
and little
reform in either.</span></strong><span
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<strong><span
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result will harm
the Minnesota
economy, competitiveness
and jobs.
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The business to
business sales tax
base expansion (legal,
accounting, computer
services, consulting,
advertising, etc.)
raises business taxes
by $2.1 billion in the
next biennium alone.<br>
<br>
The new 4th tier on
the personal income
tax increases the top
rate from 7.85% to
9.85% for taxable
incomes greater than
$250,000 married
joint, and $150,000
single, raising $1.1
billion in the next
biennium.<br>
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Spending reform is
absent from the
proposal. State budget
reforms must focus on
outcomes and
priorities. Lawmakers
need to become serious
about spending reforms
to position Minnesota
for economic success.<br>
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Please contact the
Governor, legislative
leaders and your
legislators
immediately. Share the
impact of this
historic tax increase
on your business and
your employees.<br>
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