County sales tax idea moves ahead as effort to prolong statewide sales tax reduction fails

By: Joshua Haiar, Seth Tupper

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 597

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A proposal to let counties reduce homeowner property taxes by charging a sales tax advanced Wednesday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre, while an effort to maintain a lower statewide sales tax rate failed.

The county sales tax plan is from Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden. It would let counties levy up to a half-percent sales tax and use the money to offset the county’s portion of property taxes on owner-occupied homes, in the form …

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