A Look At Local Sales Taxes Imposed In Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Many Minnesota cities and counties have local sales taxes imposed on top of the state's sales tax. If Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal to make more goods and services subject to sales taxes prevails, the local governments would see more money come in, too. Most, but not all, dedicate the proceeds to a specific project and the tax has a scheduled expiration. Here's a look at current local sales taxes:
ALBERT LEA, 0.5 percent, authorized 2005
AUSTIN, 0.5 percent, authorized 2006
BAXTER, 0.5 percent, authorized 2006
BEMIDJI, 0.5 percent, authorized 2005
BRAINERD, 0.5 percent, authorized 2006
ST. CLOUD AREA, 0.5 percent, authorized 2002
CLEARWATER, 0.5 percent, authorized 2008
COOK COUNTY, 1 percent, authorized 2008
DULUTH, 1 percent, authorized 1973
FERGUS FALLS, 0.5 percent, authorized 2011
HENNEPIN COUNTY, 0.15 percent, authorized 2006
HERMANTOWN, 0.5 percent, authorized 1996
HUTCHINSON, 0.5 percent, authorized 2011
LANESBORO, 0.5 percent, authorized 2011
MANKATO, 0.5 percent, authorized 1991
MINNEAPOLIS, 0.5 percent, authorized 1986
NEW ULM, 0.5 percent, authorized 1999
NORTH MANKATO, 0.5 percent, authorized 2008
OWATONNA, 0.5 percent, authorized 2006
PROCTOR, 0.5 percent, authorized 1999
ROCHESTER, 0.5 percent, authorized 1983
ST. PAUL, 0.5 percent, authorized 1993
TWO HARBORS, 0.5 percent, authorized 1998
WILLMAR, 0.5 percent, authorized 2005
WORTHINGTON, 0.5 percent, authorized 2006
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