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Bill to exempt food‑service equipment from sales tax advances amid questions about scope and precedent
Summary
House File 8 59 would extend Minnesota's capital-equipment sales-tax exemption to food-service equipment, making new and used restaurant and catering equipment eligible for the exemption.
Chair Baker presented House File 8 59 to the tax committee, asking lawmakers to include food-service equipment—ovens, convection ranges, certain serving and catering equipment—within Minnesota's existing capital-equipment sales-tax exemption for manufacturers.
Hannah Zinn, director of government relations for Hospitality Minnesota, testified the hospitality sector represents roughly 384,000 jobs in the state and contributes about $2.3 billion in annual tax revenue. "Including food service equipment in the capital equipment sales tax exemption will create tax equity, aid the…
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