Tax Reform that Works for Minnesota
2012-10-01
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Tax Reform that Works for Minnesota
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2012-10-01
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The topic of taxes has polarized debate between advocates of "more" or "less" taxes. In Minnesota, we face a variety of challenges that require us to move past this fractious debate to discuss broad-based tax reforms that might reduce some tax rates and eliminate certain tax breaks while raising revenue to help support our communities and leveling the playing field to promote businesses growth. Commissioner Myron Frans will discuss tax reform ideas that he has heard in his discussions throughout Minnesota with communities and businesses. Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Vice President Bill Blazar and University of Minnesota Professor Laura Kalambokidis will join a panel to discuss the Commissioner's presentation.
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Professor Lawrence Jacobs, Director,
Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
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Commissioner Myron Frans, Minnesota Department of Revenue
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Commissioner Myron Frans, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Bill Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Laura Kalambokidis, Ph.D., Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Moderated by Professor Lawrence Jacobs
COMMISSIONER MYRON FRANS
Commissioner Myron Frans has nearly three decades of tax law expertise as well as strong business and managerial experience. As Commissioner of Revenue, he supports Govern Dayton's goal of a fair and equitable tax system. Prior to this appointment, Frans served as president of Leeds Precision Instruments, a manufacturing and distributing company in Golden Valley, Minnesota. During his presidency at Leeds, he earned the Governor's International Trade Award in 2010 for success in building global markets.
BILL BLAZAR
Bill Blazar is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Blazar is responsible for the Chamber's public affairs program, including policy development, lobbying and elections. Prior to joining the Chamber, he was Manager of Government Affairs for Target Corporation from 1987-1992. Blazar has also worked as a freelance public policy analyst, specializing in state and local fiscal policy, economic development and telecommunications.
LAURA KALAMBOKIDIS
Laura Kalambokidis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. She teaches Public Finance and does research on a range of federal and state tax issues. Her current research concerns tax incentives for economic development, state business tax policy, and subsidies for charitable contributions. In 2009, she served on Minnesota's State Budget Trends Study Commission. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kalambokidis worked as a financial economist in the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis.
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Jacobs, Lawrence R. (2012). Tax Reform that Works for Minnesota. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/217683.
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