Montana Lawmakers Consider Local Option Sales Tax Bill
Montana lawmakers will once again consider a bill that would allow for a local option sales tax. It’s a policy that’s been seen and rejected in past years at the state Legislature, amid a long-running debate over how to make the most of tourism dollars and tax locals fairly.
Rep. Dave Fern, a Democrat from Whitefish, is sponsoring House Bill 187, and admitted he doesn’t think it’ll get much support this year. However, he lives in a town with a local resort tax and thinks it’s a good model to ease the burden of other taxes.
HELENA - Policies were announced Thursday, addressing rising property taxes for low and middle-income Montanans, providing a tax cut for working families and exempting low-income Montanans from paying tax on