Show BUDGET SYSTEM PROVIDES UTAH UI AH WITH SURPLUS State Finances in Excellent Condition Because of of Check on Spending Despite economic conditions drastically drastically drastically cally reduced budgets arc are leading Utah out of the financial woods and the he general fund und will show a surplus after all expenditures for the current year have been met A statement indicating this healthy financial condition was wac forwarded to Governor Blood Tuesday by E. E R B. R. R Miles mes state budget director T. T J J. J Midgley assistant budget director prepared the report Complying with the new new state law requiring periodic reports on re revenues revenues reven reven- cn- cn ues and expenditures b based d on OR current collections Mr Miles predicted an estimated revenue of for the fiscal year ending June 30 1934 Surplus If so so an surplus a of will remain in the general fund Included in the revenue will be cash remaining from train the 2 2 tax anticipation notes issued on order of the last legislature Appropriations for the biennium In which Utah is now in the second quarter of the first year are Mr Miles reported to the governor that proper use we of the controlled budget et system by which expenditures of each department arc are carefully checked each month will result Inthe in inthe inthe the surplus Court Costs Up UpA UpA UpA A disturbing item however is that the appropriation for forthe forthe the states state's share of the salaries of ot county officials and for juror and witness wit wit- ness fees lees w will apparently be inadequate inadequate made quate to meet the cost by somewhat m more re than In addition various state departments departments departments depart depart- ments will wIil require approximately more than budget allowances Mr Miles said The budget director however has already lopped from the original original nal budget appropriations so a considerable considerable con con- saving will still be possible Governor Contrails Spending Each month the budget director presents an up date picture of the states state's finances to the governor who has the power to tak take any action he her sees fit even even t to halting the activities of a department that is spending too much State officials are th the 2 2 accumulated c Jt t with willi which the state ended oat ast biennium biennium biennium bien- bien would never have gurred if it such a budget system ha had 1 been in operation To remove this t the legislature Issued in tax lax anticipation notes T |