Dayton spending plan aims for tax relief for many Minnesotans

Gov. Mark Dayton proposed tax relief for 2 million Minnesotans Friday, as part of a broader proposal to increase state spending on schools, infrastructure, opioid-addiction treatment and protections for vulnerable adults.

“Individual Minnesotans did not receive much, if any, benefit from the federal tax bill” signed by President Donald Trump at the end of last year, Dayton said. “This is a way of balancing it out.”

Republicans quickly raised concerns about the DFL governor’s proposal, pointing to areas where it would increase taxes for some. Dayton’s plan would roll back some of the tax cuts legislators passed last year, including reductions in businesses’ property taxes and tobacco tax breaks.

Dayton’s plan also calls for reinstating an old fee of about $2 for driver’s license applications and some other transactions to continue repairs to the problematic Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS). In addition, he called for a new fee on assisted living facilities to help cover the cost of additional oversight of such facilities.

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