Mission, Policy & Objectives
Mission Statement
The Minnesota Taxpayers Association exists to:
- educate and inform Minnesotans about sound fiscal policy
- provide state and local policy makers with objective, non-partisan research about the impacts of tax and spending policies
- advocate for the adoption of rational public fiscal policy
Policy
Our position paper, adopted in 1996 by the Board of Directors, provides a clear statement of the MTA's stance on tax issues.
Objectives
The Minnesota Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the advancement of efficient, economical government. Its membership is statewide, open to all, and representative of every category of taxpayer. It was founded in 1926 and incorporated in 1958.
The Association devotes primary attention to matters of state and local government. Its continuing purpose is...
- the devising and furtherance of fiscal and tax policies that help to make Minnesota a better place in which to live, to work, and to do business
- the dissemination, through news media and by other means, of factual information that will help to keep all Minnesotans informed and educated in matters of government and taxation which bear upon the economic well-being of the State and its people
- the encouragement of sound tax administrative policies and efficient practices
- the encouragement of sound financial practices in the disbursement of public funds.
The Association's continuing efforts toward these objectives are made possible by the membership dues and voluntary contributions of its members, which are the Association's primary source of revenue.