St. Paul- Minnesota Management and Budget officials announced Wednesday that the state has brought in $463 million more revenue than estimated in the 2013 February Forecast. June 2013 was the final month operating under the Republican budget which contained no tax increases. House Republican Leader Kurt Daudt (Crown) gave the following statement in response to the news.
“Under Republican leadership, Minnesota’s economy has seen steady, consistent improvements. Today’s news is yet another signal that what we did works. Democrats have no excuse to raise taxes when indications show we can bring in additional revenue to the state and fund our priorities by not raising taxes and allowing the economy to grow. Common sense budget solutions and Minnesotans’ hard work delivered these results. At a time when we should be encouraging those efforts, Democrats chose to undermine them.”
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