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2019 Montana Legislature: Growing cities, ‘gateway’ towns pitch local option sales tax

January 1, 2019 /

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For Montanans, the prospect of a sales tax has been a political lightning rod for decades, but more voices are pushing the idea of allowing cities and communities to adopt a local version in an effort to reduce property taxes.

Montana is one of only five states that does not impose a general or local sales tax and fast-growing communities fighting increasing housing costs and tourist destinations plan to argue they should allow local voters to decide whether to impose a community sales tax. It is an idea that has failed in recent state legislative sessions.