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Bill would cap how much Local Govt could increase spending

Currently, the bill would apply to seven cities – Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula

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    Read the full article at the Missoula Current, by Jonathon Ambarian
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    “Groups like the Montana Association of Counties and Montana League of Cities and Towns spoke in opposition to HB 324.
    MACo executive director Eric Bryson laid out a number of technical concerns his organization had with the bill, from how it will affect “enterprise funds” that are supposed to be self-sufficient, to the fact that counties handle money for many other local districts whose operations they can’t control.
    He said local governments can’t treat money from every source the same way, and that supporters would need to make amendments to make the bill work”
    Bill would cap how much local governments could increase spending
    a bill has been proposed that seeks to address the growth in local taxes by putting limits on how much large cities and counties can increase their total spending year to year.
    Bill would cap how much local governments could increase spending
    https://missoulacurrent.com/local-governments-spending/
    Bill would cap how much local governments could increase spending

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