North Dakota lawmakers battle over tax relief
Steve Hallstrom
Special to The Farmer
North Dakota’s legislative session is now in its final three weeks, and a major debate continues between the House and Senate regarding how to handle tax relief.
The House bill contains a mix of property tax and income tax reductions, but the plan for a flat tax rate was a signature feature. Senate proposals have had a larger focus on property tax reductions. Both chambers are controlled by strong Republican majorities.
Speaking on KTGO Radio’s “What’s On Your Mind” program, State Representative Craig Headland (R-Montpelier) said “The last time we did income tax relief was the 2013 session when we did $350 million dollars…As you probably heard the flat tax bill that we passed over to the Senate, a nice clean bill, they completely gutted. They got rid of the flat tax completely…and then they put in a bunch of property tax relief that they wanted.”