Show State Advised To r 0 Abolish Publicity Unit Tax Study Report Also Asks Cut CutIn CutIn CutIn In Welfare Board Abolishment of the State De Do- Department Department of Publicity and Indus Indus- Industrial Industrial Industrial trial Development and placing ad ad- administration administration administration ministration of the state welfare commission in the hands of a one- one man director instead of the pres pros present present ent eat man throe man e-man commission were among the important administrative tive changes recommended today by b the Utah tax study committee The recommendations were made at a public hearing at the capitol capital by the committees committee's consultant con con- consultant Dilworth Walker and given final approval by the nine- nine man committee later in the even even- ing lag The Tue hearing last before the committee makes its extensive recommendations to the state leg leg- legislative legislative was presided over o by State Sen Stanley N. N Child D Salt Lake City and attended by representatives of the th states state's tax tax- taxpaying taxpaying paying pa ing groups Sees Extra Among the most sweeping of the administrative changes recommended recommended mended in the report the abolish abolish- abolishment abolishment ment mont of the State Department of Publicity and Industrial Develop Develop- Development Development ment meat would make available to the state B. B and C. C road funds used for county and city road construe construe- construction construction tion and additional from motor vehicle registration revenue Dr Walker estimated This money mone at present is allocated to the state publicity department As an alternative to the publicity publicity publicity city department the committee rec rec- recommended recommended recommended the setting up of a def del mite sum of money for state ad ad- advertising advertising advertising arid and development to be bo administered by one man under direction of the governor The added revenue in the B. B and C. C road fund would cushion re re- removal removal re- re removal moval of a large portion of local property taxes now charged for road maintenance and construe construe- construction tion Dr Walker said Favors Council Retention In advocating abolish men t I of the state welfare commission and its replacement by a single admin admin- administrative administrative administrative director to be appointed by the governor with the consent of the state senate and subject to removal by the governor Dr Walk Walker or I favored the retention of a wel welfare wel-I wel wel- wel welfare fare faro advisory council as is now provided provi led Other important recommendations affecting welfare were 1 1 Put sales tax revenues now ear ear- earmarked earmarked marked for welfare purposes into I I the hands of the legislature for appropriation on a budget basis ba ls to the commission 2 Strengthen 2 laws relating to the financial re re- responsibility re- re of relatives of state relief recipients 3 3 Clarify Clarify Utah's statutes as to the tho general responsibility responsibility responsibility and amount of aid old that should be he given iven relief clients and 4 Institute 4 a thorough of oC all phases of direct and institutional relief in Utah Other phases of the program pro am discussed at the meeting related to the states state's road program for which which which-if if additional money is needed ne the needed tho committee recommended recommended recommended mended issuing of low interest bonds rather than Increased taxes Other Suggestions Other recommendations included ed cd amending inheritance tax laws lawsto I Ito to broaden tax exemptions granted widows and put exemptions against estate levies on a sliding scale governed by nearness of relation strengthening laws giving the I state tax commission equalization of assessment powers to insure equitable assessments throughout the state and removing of local property tax levies for welfare pur pur- purposes poses The Tho committee also favored sharing part of liquor proceeds with counties provided the money so shared would be used for law enforcement Dr E. E l E. E Monson representing Gov Herbert B 13 Maw thanked the committee for its integrity I and public spiritedness pointing out that members had devoted hun hun- hundreds hundreds of hours of their time to im Im- improving Improving im- im improving proving state finances without re re- receiving receiving re- re receiving remuneration Business and professional representatives also complimented the committee for its work Committee Listed The committee set by by the 1945 state legislature has as mem memo bers hers bers Sen Child chairman State Sen Alonzo F Hopkin D Wood Woodruff Woodruff ruff State Sen Claud Hirschi R It Hurricane Rep John II H Schenk CD D Cache Cacho county Rep Hep Selvoy J. J Boyer CD D Utah county Rep Ralph D. D R Salt Lake City Eastman Hatch representing industry Rep William Jensen D Ogden n and Frank L. L Jensen representing representing labor |