The question of what to do with Minnesota's more than $9 billion budget surplus is still up in the air. Still, some state legislatures are saying that possible rebate checks for Minnesotans are all but dead at the capital.
Republican House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt spoke about the possibility of "Walz checks" with News Talk 830 WCCO's Chad Hartman, saying that the governor's proposed plan for the rebate is short-sighted.
While the legislature is working to decide what to do with the surplus, Daudt says that Governor Tim Walz is focused on matters elsewhere.
"He's not even here at the legislature fighting for those," Daudt said. "He's out on the campaign trail talking about how he wants to give money back to Minnesotans, or 10% of the money back to Minnesotans."
Walz had announced his intentions to possibly use the state's surplus to deliver refund checks to Minnesotans, but Daudt shared that it is only an election-year gimmick.
"We have the largest surplus in state history. It's almost $10 billion right now, and he wants to give about 10% of that money back to Minnesotans," Daudt said.
Instead, Daudt said he thinks the money should be used for across-the-board tax cuts for all Minnesotans.
"Here's what we could do with the surplus. We could cut every tax that the state of Minnesota collects by 10% across the board," Daudt said. "That's how much money we have here."
As for what will happen with the money, the legislature is continuing to work for a plan that is best for Minnesotans.
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