To the editor,
Gov. Mark Dayton has tentatively called a special session of the Legislature for Sept. 9 to consider disaster relief and repeal of the business-to-business sales tax on farm equipment repairs. That’s a good start, but it falls short of what is needed to keep Minnesota companies competitive. All three B2B taxes should be repealed now – including purchases of telecommunications equipment by telecommunications providers, and storage and warehouse services.
Businesses are in the midst of making decisions for next year. They cannot depend on the promise of a vote to be taken by the 2014 Legislature. These new taxes translate into higher prices, lower wages and lost jobs. All Minnesotans are affected.
At a time when our local community is feeling the reality of job loss and understands the dire need to be competitive in a global economy today, these state laws put us at a distinct disadvantage to any organization evaluating International Falls against any other non-Minnesota community or location.
We should all urge our legislators to remove these taxes immediately.
Christa Heibel
International Falls, MN
