Montana Public Radio: Lawmakers Hear Massive Proposal For Statewide Sales Tax

Another D.C. based think tank, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, puts Montana’s current tax system among their top ten most equitable systems in the country, in part because there’s no statewide sales tax. However ITEP research also indicates the poorest 20 percent of families in Montana pay more of a share of their income in taxes than any other income class in the state. Read more