"Holding the Rate" is Raising Taxes
AslocalelectedofficialsbeginanotherbusyyearofTruthinTaxationhearingsand oftenmakevariousclaimsabouttheirproposedtaxrateorbudget,theUtah TaxpayersAssociationwould,onceagain,liketomakeonethingabundantlyclear:
Holdingtherateisraisingtaxes
Keepingthesamerateaslastyearisraisingtaxes. “Keepingyourtaxrateyearoveryearflat”israisingtaxes
State Auditor Releases Valuable Tool for Property Taxpayers in Utah
Withthereleaseofanewinteractive website,taxpayerswillbeabletodrill downtoparcelleveldata.Thismuch higherleveloftransparencyfortaxpayers isawelcomeadditiontothedataavailable tothepublic.
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Inflation Isn't Raising Your TaxesCities Are
Towhatextentisinflationavalidargumentfor citiestoraisetaxes?Theideathattaxesshouldbe raisedeveryyeartorespondtoinflationisborn outofpoorbudgetingpracticesandlazyexcuses TheTruthinTaxationprocessisbasedonthe simpletruththattaxesriseonlywhenentities wanttospendmoremoney.
Utah’s Congressman Moore, Ways and Means Committee Forward Tax Relief Out of Committee
TheAmericanFamiliesandJobsActtakesaimat providingreliefinseveraldifferentwaysonthe federaltaxlevel Thesethreebillswouldreignite economicactivityandprovidecertaintyfor Americanbusinessesforatleastthenext2years astaxpolicybeyond2025isdebatedinthehalls ofCongress
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UDOT Issues Record of Decision On Gondola
ThegondolarepresentsaninvestmentinUtah’stourismindustry–anindustrywhich payssignificantdividendsandinturnfundsmanyoftheservicesthestateprovides Whileeasingtrafficinapopularskiresortdestinationdoesn’tsoundlikeavery egalitarianendeavor,therearesignificantfinancialbenefitstoeverydayUtahnswhen thestateishospitabletovisitors.