“Chickens are coming home to roost,” said State Senator Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) of Governor Tim Walz’s proposal to add sales tax to accounting and financial services, while decreasing MN sales tax by a mere 0.075%, and then cutting spending on disability and special education services to children in public schools.

Designed to partially address an expected budget deficit next year, the Governor’s new tax proposal was created to head off the consequences of his overzealous tax and spend agenda from the previous biennium that spent all of the $18 billion surplus, increased state spending by forty percent, and raised taxes by $10 billion. “Due to the reckless spending and taxes of last year we now will face a $5.1 billion deficit which will hardly be touched by cuts to disability and special ed services,” said Limmer.

“It sounds desperate and simplistic to me. The Governor is trying to save his Democrat legislators, who all voted for the tax and spending, by proposing this silly plan to increase even more taxes to pay for the upcoming deficit,” said Limmer. “Adding even more expenses to essential services of bank or attorney fees only compounds problems for our people. Attorneys are usually hired when there is tension and problems, no one needs added costs on top of those services.

“I am against any tax increase. This is yet one more example that Governor Walz is out of touch with hardworking Minnesotans. His plans puts the growth of government ahead of our people,” Limmer concluded.