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Property Tax Subsidies for Retailers Continue to Hurt Competitors & Public Education

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson The current problems of Salt Lake City’s downtown retailers are nothing new. Utah’s capital city downtown has made the news for more than 25 years as large retail centers are erected ahead of market demand and the existing businesses are placed in...

Employers Rate Effectiveness of Utah Schools in Preparing Employees for Workplace

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 29, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Utah employers are satisfied with the reading abilities of their employees who have a high school diploma but are not satisfied with their ability to write, according to a survey of 100 key Utah employers who responded to a questionnaire from the...

Utahns Escaped Tax Hikes During Budget Balancing — For Now

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 22, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson Taxpayers dodged the bullet once again at the recent special session of the Utah Legislature. Lawmakers handled a $173 million shortfall in the now four-week old 2003 fiscal year budget by spending reserves, floating bonds to free up cash that had...

Utah Taxes and Fees Rank 9th Highest in the Nation – No Time for Tax Hikes

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 15, 2002 | Uncategorized

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Monday, July 15, 2002 RE: Utah’s Tax and Fee Burden CONTACT: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 or 808-8814 (cell) Utah Taxes and Fees Rank 9th Highest in the Nation – No Time for Tax Hikes Utah’s state and local tax and...

Petition to Tax Envirocare Fails – At Least For Now

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 8, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles

by Howard Stephenson An initiative petition which would have imposed punitive taxes on a single Utah business has failed to qualify for the November ballot. In a two-pronged attack against the measure, opponents challenged the validity of the petition in court and...
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