Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-12-11 | Page 7 | Diverting Gas Taxes

1 4 i 1 Diverting Gas Taxes J WHILE there may be some merit to Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- vy tary Velling's Welling's suggestion that a portion of the gasoline tax and motor vehicle license tax be diverted from the road fund to the general fund of the state state full consideration should be given the matter It is doubtless true rue that the state general fund could use some additional revenue but whether or not this burden should be shifted to the automobile automobile automo automo- bile owners is another question The gasoline tax and the motor vehicle tax are arc the easiest to collect There is no nod d doubt about that But one one cf of the big rea rca reasons reasons sons why these taxes are easy to collect is because the money goes right onto the roads P People ople pay these taxes with the idea that they a are repaid by more enjoyable motoring quicker quick quick- er er- roads for business service and more miles mites per gallon and per car In other words the driving public should rd rd has always been willing to pay ay for the roads they use But will motorists approve of having some of these funds diverted even though the funds go to a needy general fund Motorists claim that the automobile is paying four taxes now now now-a a manufacturing tax a personal per property tax fax a license t tax x and and the gaso ine line tax Should the automobile pay more freight into the general fund Would it be wise to divert any of the money now being raised in view of the added federal aid program For years Utah had to lo match one dollar against three to get the each year from the federal treasury Now this amount amount- has been raised to S 1300 and Utah will have to put up its usual one fourth to get this money Is it wise to tc jeopardize any federal aid money to aid the genral general fund I.- I.