Proposed sales tax for housing funding dead in the Legislature • Minnesota Reformer

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Proposed sales tax for housing funding dead in the Legislature • Minnesota Reformer

Minnesota Capitol. Photo by Minnesota House Public Information Services.Some housing affordability advocates this year pushed for a constitutional amendment for housing, which would raise the state sales tax by three-eighths of 1% — about 38 cents for every $100 spent — to fund housing and homelessness initiatives. Four DFL senators and 26 DFL representatives co-authored the bill, including the chairs of the two housing committees, Rep. Michael …