Residents of Woodbury may want to follow a Minnesota legislative proposal concerning ’s delivery fee runs into wall after key senator reveals opposition.
Several small business associations oppose the provision that would raise about $600 million for transportation budget increases.
Democrat legislators in a Senate committee on Thursday voted to remove the highly controversial provision from SF3157 that has been opposed by a number of small business associations since it was introduced last month.
Those organizations opposing the delivery fee include: the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Hospitality Minnesota, Minnesota Retailers Association, Minnesota Grocers Association, Minnesota Service Station & Convenience Store Association, National Federation of Independent Business, Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association, and Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association.
While the DFL’s proposed 75-cent delivery fee — which would raise nearly $600 million in revenue for the transportation budget — moved through initial committee hearings in the House and Senate on party-line votes, one ranking DFLer — Sen.
Ann Rest, who chairs the taxes committee — has been hesitant to support the provision.
That comes as the Democrats hold just a 34 to 33 advantage over Republicans in the chamber.
Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, presented an amendment to his transportation omnibus bill that included elimination of the delivery fee, as well as a reduction in a proposed metro-wide sales tax from 0.75 cents to 0.5 cents.
As the measure advances, residents of Woodbury can follow amendments and contact Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger regarding the final language.
Article Source: Alpha News: “DFL’s delivery fee runs into wall after key senator reveals opposition”
