Minn. State Sen. Pratt Responds to Budget Forecast and the Result of Democrats' Runaway Spending
March 02, 2024
March 02, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 2 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024, by State Sen. Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake:
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Today the state released the February budget forecast, showing Democrat tax increases lead to a $3.7 billion surplus in 2025 and a $1.5 billion structural deficit beginning in 2026. The new surplus forecast does not account for any new spending, meaning that new spending bills passed in 2024 will further in . . .
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Today the state released the February budget forecast, showing Democrat tax increases lead to a $3.7 billion surplus in 2025 and a $1.5 billion structural deficit beginning in 2026. The new surplus forecast does not account for any new spending, meaning that new spending bills passed in 2024 will further in . . .