The Beacon Center of Tennessee, an independent organization which provides empirical research and advocates for sound public policy in the state, is pushing a new bill which would require property tax hikes to be approved by voters.
Tennessee is one of only four states that does not have some sort of property tax cap, an issue quickly becoming more and more relevant to voters as property taxes across the state skyrocket and residents receive climbing tax bills.
Beacon Center President Justin Owen said taxpayers are being stretched thin.
“We’re raising revenue off the backs of hardworking people. If families have to live withing their means, government should too,” he said.
