Show Sen Steen Calls for Tight State Budget From TI T-l Capitol Bureau Buna SALT LAKE An An impressive sive presentation of hold Use budgeting In state finances was pr presented over television by Sen Charles A. A Steen R R-Moab R Moab last week Sen Steen app appeared ared In a half hour debate with Sen Frank M M. Browning Brownin Ogden D-Ogden a staunch advocate of increased state spending over TV Chan Chan- nel 7 the University of Utah educational ed eel television station Restating his consistent tion that the people eople of Utah d di not want any more tax e es Sen Steen declared that a any increases in spending other othel than those resulting from M eX state economy woul d Inevitably tably result resul t in higher taxes There and only three places place s where the money can come con from Sen Steen Sleen said These are the Income tax the proper property ty and the sales tax The Th taxpayer has been cis clobbered dob- dob for Cor the last three sessions he added declaring that I Ifor am for doing these things expanded d services but for tor no more th than an we can afford Our children will pay for It ft he said The coming generations wan wanto want to for what the pay state needs Sen Browning said sald lIe He added that a bonding program program prOgram pro pro- gram amounting to a maximum of 30 million over a year 10 perIod period per per- iod lod may be the only answer to the states state's financial problems Asked where the money money would come from to pay for additional State services Sen Browning Indicated Indicated In In- he felt additional taxed taxes on sin would be advisable lIe He specifically mentioned higher high high- er cigarette taxes X I 1 am a smoker non-smoker Sen Steen countered but I 1 object to taxing sin unless you want to tax the thee virtue along with It It Asked what Virtues s h he would tax S Sen n. n Steen Jokingly referred to a possible tax on smokers non-smokers and non II He Ile then pointed out that an Increase in taxes would be vcr very unpopular with the public As a matter of fact he said sald he has introduced a bill blU to reduce a tax It would cut the sales Uric tole on services It wont won't get very very far far he predicted but a bill blU to cut taxes taxes' is a novel idea Sen Browning c contended that thata a 30 million bonding program would be a drop in the bucket compared to the great resources of the state We are facing an an Intense p penalty penalty pen pen- nty n- n alty ty for not facing up to the problems he said We Ve keep putting it off and putting It off so that we will have to pay off at inflationary prices The Moab senator questioned a bonding program saying that if the world disarms the states state's economy will go way down because because because be be- cause of its reliance on the missile missile mis mis- sile sUe industry Since the state would be lImIted limited lim lIm- by law to a 30 million bondIng bonding bond bond- ing capacity he be said the tire man Aran who uses his full fun credit In hi antIcipatIon anticipation an an- on continued good business business business bus bus- iness Is using poor business principles prin prin- And he added Utah's natural resources cannot support a depressed depressed depressed de de- pressed state economy and pay payoff payoff payoff off a bonding obligation at the thes s same same me time Sen Browning made particular lar lam reference to the need for tor money to aid ald educational groups and to develop state parks and recreational areas On the subject of recreational areas Sen Steen expressed the belief bellef that land Sen Browning said must mut be bought up Immediately Immediately Immedi Immedi- for park areas would still stUl be available two and ten years from now |