Joint session of the SD Legislature following Gov. Kristi Noem’s State of the State Address, 1/12/21. Screen capture from SDPB.
PIERRE, SD (AP) – There will be no sales tax relief for South Dakotans.
South Dakota Senate Republicans have rejected a proposal from the House to cut the sales tax by half a percentage point.
The House pushed the proposal through this week on a narrow vote.
gov. Kristi Noem urged them to take a more cautious budgeting approach and not siphon off one of the state’s largest revenue sources.
The proposal would have cut the 4.5% sales tax to 4% over the next two years, representing an estimated $150 million in annual state revenue.
