Minnesota Today from MPR News

January 22, 2013

Why does Minn. tax Milky Way candy bars and not Twix?

Flour content. Brian Bakst from the AP uses this point to illustrate the complexity of the Minnesota tax code and the challenges Gov. Dayton faces in changing the system.

Milky Way candy bars are taxed in Minnesota, but Twix bars — because of their flour content — are not.

via AP/Pioneer Press.