The bill provides a $1,600 primary residence credit, about triple of what taxpayers get now. There’s a 3% cap on how much property taxes can be increased annually. For those opposed to the cap, there’s a provision where voters can approve a four-year exemption. We should approve the cap and I hope it shows up on the next ballot.
While there’s a cap on school districts, the Department of Public Instruction has a $30 million fund to provide gap funding for districts that come up short. There’s also funding for a disabled veterans tax credit and a renters refund.
In total about $473 million in tax relief.
Perfect? No probably not, but way better than what we had.
What really needs to change is spending on education, I believe there could easily be spending cuts, seems to me that the school system is very top heavy with "administrators", principals, AD directors, and assistants for all the above. In Bismarck is free busing and lunch for every kid, regardless of ability of the parents or family to pay. WHY????