South Dakota Budget and Policy Project: Quick Facts – HB 1131 Food Tax Swap

On Thursday, 1-27-11, the House Taxation Committee heard testimony on HB 1131 – a proposal to take the sales tax off groceries and replace the revenue with an increase on other taxable items.  Following testimony, the Committee voted to defer the bill to the 41st legislative day, effectively killing the bill.  The SD Budget & Policy Project provided testimony providing fiscal analysis of the bill’s impact.

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