Minnesota - omnibus tax bill - increase in the tax on moist snuff..

March 13, 2011 - The House omnibus Tax bill includes income tax cuts aimed at low and middle income Minnesotans, a reduction in the research and development credit for businesses and forbids cities and counties from raising property taxes if they take local government aid.

The proposal does increase taxes on a specific tobacco product. It requires moist snuff to be taxed in a different way than other tobacco products. That change would generate an additional $18 million over the next two years.

Tax Omnibus Bill - ARTICLE 3
31.26 SPECIAL TAXES - Moist snuff

Reference: House Tax bill focuses on tax cuts, Posted at 8:15 PM on March 12, 2011 by Tom Scheck (Filed under: MN Legislature, Mark Dayton

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