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...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 20, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The biggest irony about Utah’s most congested traffic corridors is that they experience excess capacity more hours a day than they do congestion. Because many highways suffer congestion each day for about four hours out of 24, many are pushing for...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 6, 2006 | 2006 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson On November 7, Utahns will be asked to vote YES or NO on several tax-related ballot questions. Statewide, taxpayers are being asked to vote on approximately twenty proposed tax increases. Some of the proposed property tax increases would fund...
