Show STATE GROUP MEETS TO FIX SCHOOL LEVY Total Tax Rate Expected to toBe toBe toBe Be Approximately Mills Concluding its lis' equalization hearings hear near ings lags the state tax commission Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- convened to to- fix the 1932 state school levy which Is expected d t to th Increase In in increase In Increase crease the total tax rate for lor all aU purposes to approximately mills mill or one fourth of a mill higher than that for 1931 Using as th the states state's total total to to- tal tat assessed valuation figure it was estimated that tax thata-tax a tax of 57 mills probably probably probably ably will be levied levied- to raise the 3 3 necessary for district school purposes purpose In addition a levy of one- one fourth of a mill for equalization tIon pur poses is required ul der under law in addi addition addition eddi- eddi tion 2 mill for state high schools also fixed i-by i by law and a 23 mills milIs levy for general fund purposes fixed last Saturday making the estimated total levy for lor the year within 1 mill of mills LEEWAY ALLOWED The 1 mill leeway was allowed it was explained pending possible increase in in- crease crease or or decrease in the inthe the total valuation valuation valuation tion figure following the equalization meetings Members Members- of the commission said it itIs itIs itis is probable th that t reductions will offset Increases In the assessed valuations in various counties In Jn six counties where the valuations decreased m more re than the average of other counties the valuations were raised Inflated valuations In five tive other counti counties s. s however were decreased Among the hearings conducted Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day were those of Duchesne and Salt Lake counties and it was not expected ex ex- the valuations in n the I latter willbe willbe will willbe be changed materially PLANS REVIEWS Following the fixing of the state levies the tax commission will convene convene convene con con- vene to review local levies fixed by other taxing units In the state The proposed mills levy means that every taxpayer in Utah will contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute for e each ch 1000 assessed valuation of property for state government government govern govern- ment schools and other purposes It represents a 25 cent not per percent percent percent cent Increase over last years year's taxes and is considered lower than was expected expected ex ex- when Indications earlier in inthe the year pointed to tremendous drops in assessed valuations all aU over over the state Roscoe E. E Hammond member of the tax tax said Sat Saturday roay that every effort rt will be made to hold the local levies levies' down wherever possible when hearings on n the work of other taxing units are held |