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Ethanol Programs

February 6, 1997

This report evaluates the costs and benefits of Minnesota's ethanol programs. The programs, which subsidize production and require the use of ethanol in gasoline, will cost about $67 million in government subsidies and higher gasoline prices to consumers annually. The net economic benefits to the state each year are between $109 and $260 million.

The report summary is available here in PDF or text as noted below. The full report is available in PDF only. You may download the latest version at no charge from the Adobe web site.

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The evaluators for this report: Elliot Long, Project Manager, Jared Creason, and Lilja Dandelake