Show Commission Commissio Sees tulle Little Change In County Taxes Equalization Survey Completed by Utah Ufah State Officials No blanket raises or reductions will be made in county tax assessments assessments assessments assess assess- assess assess- ments U the Life e state tax commission announced Friday following completion completion com corn of a wide state-wide equalization survey preparatory to making the state tax levy County assessors have used a fairly uniform basis in assessing individual items and as M the result of close cooperation between state and county tax officials individual counties have varied little in assessing assessing assessing as as- various items said Roscoe E. E Hammond state tax commis commis- A summary of county evaluations evaluations evaluations shows despite a population increase and an increase in merc merchandise mer men c chandise sales there has been a total reduction of of merchandise in Utah stores With such an increase in population and sales an increase in merchandise in m n stock would normally be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex and the decrease gives insi in- in si ht into the reduction of goods available to civilians said said said- Mr Hammond The summary also indicated the influence of increased demand for meat has resulted in an increase of cattle from head headin in 1942 to or approximately 7 per cent Number of head of sheep assessed has decreased from 1328 in 1942 to in 1943 or approximately 3 per cent The decrease in the number of sheep probably is because sheep sheep- men dont don't want to take a chance on increasing their sheep herds in view of the huge wool inventory reported by the government said Mr Hammond Total cars assessed in 1943 were as M compared with in 1942 and in 1941 The increase in automobiles was mainly the result o of population increase e Mr Hammond said C |