Survey Says: No New Sales Taxes

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South Dakota lawmakers appear to have no interest in increasing the state sales tax to fix the state's budget problems.

Two-thirds of the legislators responding to the survey by the Associated Press say they oppose increasing the sales tax to balance the budget in the next year or two.

House and Senate leaders say lawmakers want to balance the budget with spending cuts, not tax increases.

Governor Mike Rounds has proposed a state budget that would use $32 million in reserves for the year beginning July 1.

The governor has said the gap between ongoing revenue and ongoing spending could exceed $100 million in the following year unless tax collections begin to grow significantly.

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