Congresswoman Kristi Noem says federal lawmakers are turning their attention to an infrastructure spending bill.
It’s a promise President Donald Trump made on the campaign trail.
The focus on infrastructure comes after Congressional Republicans cut taxes in a massive reform bill.
Noem says funding is going to be a big issue.
“One of the things I’ve talked about with the president is a key he could tie to the infrastructure would be my online sales tax bill, because that’s a revenue source states could use to help partner with the federal government to double their bang for their buck if they give the states some revenue, then he could stretch that commitment even farther with federal commitments,” Noem says. “We’re going to have that debate, but I think as our economy grows, we start to see the federal budget come into a better situation, then we’ll know more of where those revenues can come from.”
The online sales tax bill Noem is referencing is an issue that’s dogged South Dakota over the last few years.
Noem says her bill would require any sales tax from online purchase be sent to the state where the purchase was made.
Currently, any purchase made from a store with a brick and mortar presence in the state pays those sales taxes. Companies like Amazon are also paying sales tax collections.
The US Supreme Court is also looking at ruling on the issue.