Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-19 | Page 13 | Publication Gives Taxation Picture

PUBLICATION GIVES TAXATION PICTURE A picture of Utah's tax situation situations Is s presented in tabulations in the July Issue of the Taxpayer Statistics presented show that assessed valuation of tangible property is now bearing practically the he same burden which in 1928 rested upon pon upon worth of assessable property That according to the pub explains in iri large measure the growing rowing delinquency which has now reached cached as high as 50 per cent in some sections of the state The Thc heaviest falling of off is In the counties that have heretofore had revenues coming in from mining in in- crests which were able to bear a large arge part of taxation This says the ae Utah Taxpayer should sound a warning to all public officials that their budgets should conform to abilIty abil abil- ity ty to pay Otherwise the burden falls upon pon the smaller taxpayers who are unable to close their operations or to remove their places of residence On the question of the proposed building program the Utah Taxpayer so sounds a warning and calls attention to o certain definite constitutional limitations limi upon the borrowing power of state tate cities counties counties' and school districts districts dis dis- dis- dis and urges that the program should hould be guided by intelligence rather rath rath- er r than hysteria that we cannot afford aford af af- ford ord to set et aside constitutional provisions provisions pro pro- visions and make shambles of ot our organic law It urges that every proposed proposed pro pro- posed project be analyzed from the standpoint of ot its necessity its us self self- liquidating possibilities and the financing fi fi- plan involved that If 11 th this is not ot done the taxpayers who are now complaining of or unjust burdens will find themselves overwhelmed when the he day for payment comes