Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 11 | 'Teeth' in Cigaret Law Boosts Revenue

TEETH IN 1 LAW BOOSTS REVENUE VENUE The teeth put in the state tax law by the special session of the legislature have more than doubled state te revenue from this source and during August more than paid the cost of the special legislative session at which the measure w was passed From August 5 when the new collection collection collection col col- lection method became effective until un un- un til iii September 1 I 1 approximately 25 in taxes was Vas collected according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to R. R E. E Hammond member of the state tax commission On a yearly basis this would mean that the he state will collect more than In 1932 the tax brought in n Mr Hammond predicted that In the near future when the collection machinery machinery ma ma- chinery of the tax commission is in f lull fUll ll operation income from the cig cig- aret tax will be even larger than 25 a month and will rapidly become one of the large laige sources of state reve reve- nue flue