Show UTAH valuations DROP BUT TAX BURDEN INCREASES according to the october issue of the utah taxpayer official organ of the utah taxpayers association the assessed valuations in utah have dropped from in 1930 to in 1931 on the other hand the annual tax bill of utah is growing according to the last available figures for 1929 and 1930 the taxpayer points out that in 1929 the annual tax burden was and in 1930 nearly and then raises the question whether or not this will be increased in 1931 despite the lowered valuations the same issue gives an interesting tabulation of commodity and produce prices for the last three years wheat dropped from to per bushel between 1929 and 1931 oats from to per bushel sheep average per ibs from to potatoes from to per bushel eggs from to per dozen butter from to per pound and general commodity prices including items from torsos the significant question is then asked as to how the taxpayers with their decreased ability to pay with the lower costs of the commodities which they are obligated to sell in order to pay their taxes can bring about a decrease in their tax burden the recent statement of governor caulfield of missouri on the subject Is quoted as follows officials never will reduce expenses until the people who provide the money force it it a pleasant thing to do but I 1 ask that taxpayers go to their local boards and other bodies responsible for the expenditure of tax money and insist upon greater economy only in that way will we ever be able to meet this emergency the rest of the issue is devoted to the widely heralded address of orval W adams member of the general committee of the utah taxpayers association given recently before the western taxpayers at reno nevada on organized effort its accomplishments in tax control |