Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) – Montana’s Republican Speaker of the House Matt Regier appeared on the KGVO Talk Back show on Tuesday and answered questions from listeners about what’s happening in the Montana Legislature.
Regier said the emphasis is on tax relief for Montanans.
Lots of Talk about Tax Relief in the Montana House
“This week we’re talking tax relief,” said Regier. That’s first up on the agenda here for the House (of Representatives). We’ve got a debt-free bill. We’re looking to drop the income tax rates. We’re looking to exempt small businesses from the business equipment tax. We’ve got property tax refunds, we got income tax refunds, so it’s kind of tax relief here for a couple of weeks in the Montana House.”
Regier said Montana taxpayers can look for a check in the mail with the Governor’s signature if the tax relief bill passes and is signed into law.
There will be Millions for Property and Income Tax Relief
“The property tax refund would be a $500 check to just Montana residents for the next two years,” he said. “It’s a one-time-only income tax refund really, I mean, the Montana income taxpayers really overpaid to operate state government the last couple of years and so we’re going to give some of that back; we’d definitely like to give some of that back.”
Despite the rhetoric of massive refunds in the mail, Regier knows the funds behind the refund checks have to be sustainable.
“There’s a big surplus,” he said. “We’re going to be fine…
