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ninnesota <br />Mayers, Managers and Clerks <br />Proposed Distribution of the Railroad and Telephone Gross <br />Earnings Taxes and the Easing of Levy Limits. <br />.a ties <br />As you may be aware, Governor Anderson proposed in his budget message that all <br />of the telephone and railroad gross earnings taxes collected by the state be <br />distributed to counties, cities and townships. This would amount to �� � :1:_ 10n <br />in 1976 and $49 million in 1977. There is enclosed an estimate of the amount of <br />money that each local government in your county will receive in i976 if this <br />r.1tosa'_ is enacted by the legislature. <br />ere is also enclosed a letter from John Haynes, the Go <br />:oxation and School Finance, which indicates that any I_as frig <br />dependent upon the enactment of the Governor's proposa to di <br />ernings taxes to local government. In other words, <br />_rgs tax distribution, there won't be any easing of iim <br />•ause the way the present law is structured, any increase <br />government results in a dollar for dollar reduction in _ <br />::d that is highly Important to both the Governor ana the leg=s <br />_moss earnings tax distribution is enacted, municipal brote:r y <br />hr, and there can be some easing., of levy limits as well. <br />any easing of levy limits will inevitably result i <br />xes and it is highly unlikely that either the Governor or <br />would be willing to take such action. Mr. Haynes also k.- . the <br />Governor's gross earnings distribution oro1osai is <br />possibility of the enactment of a substantial ino_,me.,_ <br />of county welfare _0sts. <br />Ass .tan., <br />levy limits <br />bute these <br />is no gross <br />s either. This <br />to <br />saxes, <br />y best judgment is that John Haynes' assessment of the <br />the gross earn ugs tax distribution proposal fall_. to <br />across the state will be in deep financial trouble ..._r.c. t-. <br />';xpress your strong support for the gross earnings <br />the Governor and the members of the legislature. Snecifit <br />you take the following action as soon as possible: <br />ss the .__Jiosed sample resolution or some ako <br />and . ena - ;, to the Governor, your own legislat, <br />