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Show SALES TAX TA GOES INTO IMTO INTOI IMTOEFFECT INIOEFFECT I EFFECT FIRST OE OF JUNE .JUME JUME JUNEI . .JUMEGoernor I - I I Governor GOcrnor Goernor GO\ GO \ % crnor Blood on Tuesday signed signedthe signedthe signedthe the sales tix hx ttx measure passed by the therecent therecent therecent recent legislature By the terms of ofI ofthe ofthe ofthe I the bill three-fourths three fourths - of one per cent centmust centmust centmust must be added to the price pnce of all ar- ar ar'I arI artides ar articles - - 'I I 'ItIcles I ' ticles tides sold by retailers ' and 'and the funds fundsI fundsdenved fundsderived fundsderived I govI denved derived will be disbursed by the gov- gov govI governor governor gov governor - - ernor for unemployment relief rel1ef Fol- Fol Followmg Following Fol Following - - lowing lowmg is a brief analysis of the bUlAfter billAfter bill bUl billAfter I After June 1 next neAt , whenever Dad DadI Dadbuys Dadbuys Dadbuys buys a $30 30 $ suit of clothes someone I is isgoing isgoing I gomg going to pay the state 22 5 cents , prac prac- practically prac- prac practically practically - - tically all nIl of which will wlIl be used by the theI thestate thestate thestate state for the relief of unemployment unemploymentWhether unemploymentWhether unemploymentWhether I Whether the re1 retailer retililer : iler will pay the tax taxdn taxdiiect taxdnect dn diiect ect , or collect it off Dad is not very veryI verymaterial verymaterial verymaterial material since ultimately the retailer retailerwill retailerwill retailerwill I will have to go out ol oI oT business if he hedoes hedoes hedoes does not make some profit , and com com- corn- corn competition cornpetition competition - petition compels him to keep his hisprofits hisprofrts hisprofits profits profrts within wlthm a narrow marginThe marginThe margin marginThe The sales tax ta-c ta c - Is designed to apply applyespecIally applyespecially applyespecially especIally to purchase purchases . : of tangible tangiblepersonal tangiblepersonal tangiblepersonal personal property , which wIDch mcludes includes mcludesabout includesabout includesabout about all the family eats and "ears ears "earsI "earsIf " wearsIf ears earsIf I If a family of five persons 'averages averages ' averages$400 averages400 $400 400 $ a year per person on food and andclothmg andclothing andclothing clothmg clothing , it will contribute $15 15 $ out of ofthe ofthe ofthe the $2000 2000 $ to the emergency relief fund . 'omargarine omargarine Oomargarine C O . ' , on which an excise excisetax excisetax excisetax tax is already collected , is exempt , but buti"5 butIs butis i"5 i5 Is " about the only article of food that thatIS thatis thatis IS Big Brother's Brothers ' clgarets-or clgarets or cigarets-or cigarets cigarets - - or Big BigSister'sdo BigSister'sdo BigSister's BigSisters Sister's-do Sister's Sisters do ' ' - - do not have to pay any e extra extratax e\tratax e tratax \ tra tratax tax , but there will be a 'a ' tax on Dad's Dads Dad'scigar Dad'scigar Dad'scigar Dadscigar ' cigar , just as there will bc br bp on Mother Motherscosmetics MotherscosmeticsEvery s scosmetics scosmetics cosmetics cosmeticsEvery Every time anyone goes to the thetheater thetheater thetheater theater , or to a show at the church churchschool , school , or elsewhere , there will w11l be an anI anextra anextra anextra extra cent added to the adnussion admission adnussionpnce admissionprice admissionprice admissionpriceThe I pnce price pnceThe priceThe The malt for the family beer pays a a5 5 per cent tax But < ( But then , beer is not notmade notmade notmade made in Utah ) But whatever the themalt themalt themalt malt , is sold for , it pays the taxGasoline taxGasoline tax taxGasoline Gasoline for the automobile is ex- ex ex.empt exempt ex exempt - - . empt .empt , as already taxed , but the oil 011 wIll vill wIllpay willpay villpay pay a ta\ ta taof ta tai \ ' . of 1 cent foi fOl each $1 1 $ 33 of ofthe ofthe ofthe the purchase price When the family familybuyc familybuys familybuys buyc buys ; a new car , it pays 3-4 3 4 - of 1 per percent percent percent cent of the purchase price , includmg Including includmgthe Includingthe includingthe the allowance for the car turned m in mThe inThe inThe The tax is due with each mstallmentAll installmentAll installment mstallment installmentAll All this until April 1 , 1935 , unless unlessthe unlessthe unlessthe the governoi go\ernOl go ernOl goernoi \ , by proclamation ends It Itsooner itsooner itsooner sooner |