by Malah Armstrong | Nov 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Even though enrollment is declining, Utah will spend more than ever on education in Fiscal Year 2025. Even though there is no relationship between education spending and performance, Utah will spend more than ever on education in Fiscal Year 2025. Even though the WPU...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
In addition to the 78 entities which proposed tax hikes during the summer, 27 more entities which run on a calendar financial year, will be voting on their proposed tax hikes in the coming weeks. We have compiled a list of these entities along with relevant...
by Rusty Cannon | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Just as the leaves are turning and the snow starts to coat the tops of the mountains in Utah, lawmakers at the Capitol start turning their attention to the upcoming legislative session that kicks off in January. While legislation covering many different topics starts...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
This year’s election day falls on Tuesday, November 21st, and in several counties, cities and districts, voters will be able to vote not just on their elected officials, but on bond issues, too. We have compiled a list of the 2023 bond proposals, reviewed the...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, How Utah Compares
Our 2023 How Utah Compares report, published in September, challenges the narrative that Utah’s tax burden is extraordinarily low by comparing the percentage of personal income devoted to various taxes and fees to that of each of the 50 states and the nation as...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 2, 2023 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The Budget of the State of Utah for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 is 572 pages long – longer than Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and Pride and Prejudice – and far less familiar than any of those classics. Each year, the Legislature appropriates billions of dollars to...
