In his January 11 announcement of a new property tax task force, Gov. Greg Gianforte said, “Property taxes are too high. Our $1,350 property tax rebate helped Montana homeowners last year and will help them again this year. We, however, need thoughtful, deliberate, long-term reforms to keep property taxes as low as possible, because the increasing strain of rising property taxes shouldn’t force Montana homeowners to consider selling the home they’ve owned and lived in for decades. We must protect Montana homeowners from rising property taxes, and I look forward to the work of the Property Tax Task Force to reform our property tax system and arrest the rate of growth of property taxes.”
Small business will be well represented on the 22-person task force with a member whose job it is to speak for and act on behalf of the nation’s largest and leading small business association, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Ronda Wiggers was named NFIB’s Montana state director in October2020. That announcement and more about here can be read here.
Property taxes are the fourth highest concern among the 75 issues measured by NFIB’s quadrennial Small Business Problems & Priorities report.