Rising property tax bills: is there a limit?

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2016 Economic Outlook Seminar

Presented by Northwestern Energy and the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Program: Mention property taxes to anyone living or doing business in Montana and you are sure to get a reaction. Or maybe even an earful. One of the reasons Montana's oldest tax is among the least popular is that it is also the least well understood, and in many cases it continues to increase. The BBER's 2016 Economic Outlook Seminars, to be held around the state in January-March, will take square aim at that issue. The program will address not just how the tax works, but whether it's working well and why the growth is seemingly endless. Is the state's oldest tax prepared for the future? We hope you can join us for what promises to be a timely and insightful program.

Doug Young, professor emeritus of economics at Montana State University, will discuss Montana's current property tax system and its viability for the future in his keynote address at the 41st Annual Economic Outlook Seminar.

This half-day seminar and luncheon will highlight the latest economic trends for local, state, and national economies. Bureau economists Patrick Barkey and Paul Polzin will present economic forecasts for each seminar city, and...