by Tax Watchdog | May 5, 2020 | Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, School Spending
With 31% of all state funds in Utah’s budget going towards public education, each year your Taxpayers Association scrutinizes all of Utah’s school districts to determine per pupil expenditures. However, not all of that amount goes towards district schools. More than...
by Tax Watchdog | Feb 5, 2020 | Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, School Spending
According to your Taxpayers Association’s School Spending Report, Utah spends an average of $9,932 per student annually. The annual School Spending Report looks at spending from all 41 school districts and combined charter school expenditures. The report finds...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 5, 2020 | Newsletters, How Utah Compares
Utah’s state and local government tax and burden ranked 30th highest in the U.S. and below the national average during Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s annual calculations in the How Utah Compares report. Tax burden is expressed as...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 21, 2019 | Annual Reports, Cost of Government
In the Utah Taxpayers Association’s 2019 Cost of County Governments report, Daggett County ranks highest for cost of government, where residents pay on average $82.65 of each $1000 they earn. The lowest ranked county is Washington County, where residents only pay...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Cost of Government
Utah citizens are paying roughly $611 of their income to city government, which is roughly $24.72 of each $1,000 earned by residents in the city. This represents 2.4% of taxpayer income. The average cost of city government per $1,000 of income earned by city residents...
by Tax Watchdog | Sep 11, 2017 | School Spending
Utah’s public education funding system disparity continues to grow, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association’s 2017 School Spending Report. The School Spending Report details school district and charter school spending during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The report...