by Tax Watchdog | Jan 22, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The Utah Legislature has increased state spending at a faster rate during the Huntsman administration than it did during the administrations of Governor Leavitt and Governor Walker, according to a recent analysis by the Utah Taxpayers Association....
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 15, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson One of the fundamental principles of sound tax policy concerns the taxing of business inputs to production. The term “business inputs” refers to purchases that businesses make as a part of their operations. This includes many items such as...
by Tax Watchdog | Jan 8, 2007 | 2007 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The September special session of the Utah Legislature gave the Salt Lake County Council of Governments (COG) everything it wanted. But in authorizing Salt Lake County to place a new ¼ cent sales tax on the November ballot, the legislature also...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 27, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Total Spending Growth Except for last year, we can’t remember the last time state spending was projected to grow so fast. Total state budget growth is proposed at 6.7% including federal funds, dedicated credits, etc. General fund /education...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 11, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Taxpayers and proponents of RDA reform were dealt a serious setback in November when Alpine School District, Utah County and Pleasant Grove decided to subsidize a hotel and convention center in Pleasant Grove. Subsidizing economic activity that...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 27, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson Total property tax collections in Utah will surpass $2 billion in 2006, according to calculations by the Utah Taxpayers Association based on data from the Utah State Tax Commission. Earlier this year, the state passed another revenue milestone as...
