taxes

Governor's Spin Still Doesn't Change It: Unemployment = 8.1%

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New report finds big changes in who is paying Minnesota taxes « Minnesota Budget Bites

The Department of Revenue presented the hot-off-the-presses Tax Incidence Study in House Tax Committee yesterday and the results are dramatic. The study provides information on who pays Minnesota state and local taxes for 2006, the most recent year for which data is available, as well as projections for 2011.

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Hindsight - From Minnesota 2020 » Blog Archive » MN Taxes Even More Regressive

Every two years, the Minnesota Department of Revenue releases its biennial Tax Incidence Study; the 2009 study, which focuses on data for 2006, was released on Monday. While taxes as a percent of income fell, Minnesota’s tax system became increasingly regressive as more of the tax burden was shifted on to low and middle income households. This is the highest degree of regressivity ever seen in the 18 year history of the tax incidence study.

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