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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Cities, counties and school boards are opposed to the governor's proposal to dump Idaho's $140 million personal property tax paid by businesses, drawing a battle line on one of the Legislature's marquee upcoming issues.
In a letter to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, the Idaho Association of Counties, the Association of Idaho Cities and the Idaho School Boards Association objected to the measure, which could shift about $40 million of the tax burden to other taxpayers, including homeowners.
The three groups also said the proposal to eliminate the tax by 2020 creates an "untenable burden" on Idaho's general fund, because the state must come up with $90 million in replacement funding for local governments,...
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