Property Tax Rally held at Montana State Capitol

HELENA — On Monday, October 2, Big Sky 55+ hosted a Fair Tax Now rally at the Montana State Capitol.

The Capitol Rotunda was filled with Montanans from all over the state Monday afternoon.

They gathered to talk about the rise in property taxes.
 
Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer spoke to the crowd.

Schweitzer, a Democrat, took aim at the Republican super majority in the legislature.

“So here in Montana, we elected more republicans than any time in the history of the state,” Schweitzer said.

He said lawmakers focused too much on corporate tax cuts and not enough on Montana families.

“All of those corporate interests that were flying in here from every place around the county, and they were all getting their tax breaks, and they ran out of time. So, they got to the end, and they said oh my god we didn’t do anything about homeowners well that’s alright were going home,” said Schweitzer.

Republicans fired back in a news release.

Kyle Schmauch

Legislative leaders cited the property tax rebate that returned $675 to residential property owners, and an income tax rebate that returned up to $1250 to Montana families.

Montana Department of Revenue

Additionally, they noted they had filed public information requests seeking information about legislative Democrats’ tax rebates.

Montana State Senate

They said that 47 of the 48 Democrats serving in the legislature voted against the bills providing property tax rebates to Montanans.