Show REPORT GIVEN OIVEN ON SALES TAX TAXi Utah's sales sates tax poured 29 2975 2075 5 0 2980 into the coffers of ot the state during the fiscal period ended last Jast June 30 officials of the state tax c commission said Thursday Of this sum nearly half was paid in I It n Salt Lake City and county and t the he highest percentage of income was paid ald through food sales Salt Lake county alone provided and the city paid 1 of ot this total Food sales accounted for 2217 per cent of the tax general merchandise merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise 1821 per cent miscellaneous miscellaneous miscella miscella- 1689 per cent utilities pea cent building materials per cent apparel per cent furniture per cent and amusements amusements amuse amuse- amusements ments per cent Amounts contributed by various counties include Beaver Box Elder Cache Carbon Daggett Davis Duchesne Emery Garfield Grand Iron 36 Juab Kane Millard Included d in the state total but not allocated to counties is paid by utilities and 91 I listed as unclassified The report pointed out that gross J sales ales s as reported to the tile commission st t totaled but exempt sales amounted to leaving s sales ales subject to tax of ss Exempt sales included wholesale s sales ales and sales of such commodities commodities commod commod- i ties a as gasoline and oleomargarine oleomargarine oleomargarine oleo oleo- margarine on which other taxes are imposed S. S |