Tax Policy

Section 500 - Tax and Fiscal Policy

Fiscal Policy
We oppose using any tax payer dollars for the sequestering of carbon dioxide. ---ID#: 2480/25

We oppose any budget proposal dealing with the Grand Farm project which takes them away from their original mission or goals.---ID#: 2750/25

We encourage elected officials to decrease spending.---ID#: 2696/24

We oppose the allocation of any additional state funds being given to groups/organizations for the purpose of conservation projects, conservation easements and/or land acquisitions.---ID#: 1886/23

Budgeting
We support responsible state budgeting, beginning with a zero base budget for state agencies.---ID#: 2124/23

We encourage all locally elected boards, especially county commissions, to have truly balanced budgets, and not base their proposed budgets on county evaluations.---ID#: 2578/23

Fuel Tax
We believe that fuel taxes should be dedicated to roads and bridges.---ID#: 2281/25

Oil and Natural Resource Revenue
We believe a portion of energy tax dollars collected should remain in impacted counties where they are generated to adequately offset losses of property taxes and expenditures caused by development and growth.---ID#: 2294/25

Property Taxation
We believe all federal or state land used for production, for livestock or crop production, should be taxed at the same rate as surrounding land.---ID#: 2408/23

We support the elimination of property tax so home owners can truly own their property, and that the state should use the school lands trust fund and the budget for what property tax is currently funding.--- ID#: 2653/24

We recommend legislative and political subdivisions provide property tax relief through reform for property owners and government budgeting process reform while maintaining local essential services.---ID#: 2753/25

Farmstead Exemptions
We believe that facilities owned or used by farmers for the storage of agriculture products such as warehouses should be subject to the same agriculture exemption as on farm storage structures used for the same purpose.---ID#: 2416/24

We believe farm residences, farm buildings and farm structures should remain tax-exempt.---ID#: 2411/23

We support the agricultural property tax exemption on agricultural production structures within plotted lands in unincorporated municipalities.---ID#:2692/24

We support raising the limit of non-farm income for the purposes of property tax exemption.---ID#: 1815/23

Productivity Formula
We favor valuation of agricultural land, for tax purposes, be based on the current productivity formula.---ID#: 2393/23

We believe the productivity formula should be the standard for the assessment of agricultural property. All applicable
modifiers should be applied including land use when calculating ag land property tax.---ID#: 2196/24

Sales Tax
We support all agricultural sales tax exemptions.---ID#: 2754/25

Tax Policy
We are opposed to the taxing of unrealized capital gains.---ID#: 2733/25

We believe all federal and state land shall be taxed at the same rate as surrounding land.---ID#: 2465/24

We encourage local government, especially county commissioners and school districts, to reflect all state tax relief and how it is to be allocated within the budgeting process.---ID#: 2622/23