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  • Op-Ed: Clarifying The Facts As I See Them On The 95 Mill Property Tax Increase

    Sen. John Esp -R, Chairman, Mont. Senate Finance Committee|Updated Nov 7, 2023

    Recently opinion pieces and information sent to legislators regarding the counties decision to levy 77.9 mills instead of the State directed 95 mills has been circulating in both statewide newspapers, and internal legislative correspondence. It appears that the message being distributed is counties are giving large tax breaks to corporations and out of state homeowners while doing little for the average Montanan. While the numbers can be interpreted to support that message,...