Show I Government is Largest Force I In Utah's Economy Report Shows Government has become the largest single force In Inthe Inthe inthe the Utah economy Acc According to te a study just completed by Utah Foundation the private research agency government is now the biggest employer in the state and also the largest largest lar lar- gest Best single contributor to total total to to- tal personal Income in Utah At the same time spend more for taxes than for any and other single item of personal expenditure such as food housing or clothing Governmental units In this state now employ one out of every four persons working on jobs In tn Utah the Foundation report cont con con- t According to the latest latest latest la la- test data there were working in nonagricultural jobs In Utah of which were employed by some unit of government either Federal Federal Fe Fe- deral eral state or local In addition the report points out that nearly one- one fourth of the total personal Income received by last year was derived directly direct direct- ly from government sources Federal state and local payments payments pay pay- ments to Uta ns in the form of wages salaries benefits and subsidies amounted to million during 1963 This sum was was equal to per cent of the 2083 million mU- mU lion in total personal income received by all Utah residents residents residents resi resi- dents last year F For r the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion as a whole about percent of all personal income was derived from government sources In 1963 Recent trends Indicate that Utah's dependence on government government gov gov- government has been increasing ra rather ther than decreasing The number of Federal state and local government employees rose from In 1950 to in 1964 The proportion proportion proportion tion of the workforce workforce work work- force In Utah employed by government Increased from per cent in 1950 to per cent in 1964 Similarly the percentage of total personal personal personal per per- income obtained from government sources stood at 74 per cent in 1929 rose to in 1940 increased to per cent in 1950 per cent In 1960 and ultimately ely to per cent In 1963 Foundation analysts ob- ob serve erve that this Increased dependence dependence dependence de de- on government In our ur economy has been matched matched matched mat mat- ched by a greatly expanded tax burden During the fiscal fiscal fis us cal year yea ended June 30 1964 paid an estimated 3 million in Federal state stata and lInd local taxes This represents represents represents an average tax load of for Cor every man woman and and child In the state or 2856 for a typical family I of four These estimates of the to total total total to- to tal tax burden include hidden hidden hidden hid den as well as direct taxes Previous Foundation studies have shown that direct taxes paid by a typical family In Utah account for only about one one-naif of ot the services provided provided pro pro- vided by governmental units The other half of the tax bill billIs' billIs billis is Is' p paid ld by business and Indus indus- try These business taxes are or hidden taxes taxes tax tax- es which must either become part of the prices charged for goods and services or result result re re- sult suit In a reduction In the In ins In- come to owners or and/or em ems During the 1964 fiscal year the total tax burden In tn Utah was equal to per cent of the total personal income received received received re re- by Individuals According According Accor Accor- ding to the Foundation report report report re re- re- re port this is the highest percentage percentage per per- that ha has ever been recorded in Utah Taxes were equal to about per cent of personal income in 1960 per cent in 1950 per cent in tn 1940 and per percent percent percent cent in 1930 |