Business leaders consider potential impact of sales tax in Montana

Business owners gathered in Bozeman on Tuesday to discuss a proposed statewide sales tax and another option that would allow for sales tax in counties bordering national parks.

Montana House Rep. Kerry White (R-Bozeman) is proposing a bill that would add a 2.5 percent sales tax to goods, excluding groceries and medicines.

Supporters say that having a sales tax would potentially eliminate most property taxes.