Show PROPERTY i 3 TAXES CHARGED IN UTAH AADU its or or JL U 1940 through 1 1 O er or U u. u a 4 U 44 I e 1 3 It AA f I CRIt AiD APIO tor to 11 A q CIO LI 11 p R U II UIs a. a It Is u 44 1 I tI 11 I 11 I 1144 U I NN 1111 9 INe 1131 f JI 4 I. I far t u ut to kM rt I. I Air I I. I IMO INe 0 mi 41 e m 1443 fc IU 1446 rt h T utAH OLDEST MEASURE PROPERTY TAX NEARLY HALF OF STATE AND LOCAL REVENUES COLLECTED Another in fn a series of articles and charts prepared by Utah Foundation Property taxes are one of the oldest and most productive tax measures imposed on taxpayers It remained the most important single source of revenue in the United States until the introduction introduction tion of high federal Income tax rates For state and local government gov government functions the property tax still produces nearly as much revenue as all other tax measures combined Since 1945 the entire revenue from the property tax has gone for the support of local govern ments Under the terms of the minimum school program a statewide property tax tas ta levy is imposed However revenue from this statewide property tax is s combined combined com with proceeds from the state individual tax and state corporation franchise tax in the uniform school fund and andIs andIs andis Is allotted to the local school districts A total of of property prop erty taxes was charged by all units of government in Utah during 1951 This represents an Increase of since 1940 Property taxes for lor schools have shown the largest Increase during the period 1940 to 1951 In 1940 property taxes imposed for the support of schools totaled to In 1951 property prop prop- erty taxes for schools amounted to an increase of In 1940 cities titles and towns In InI I Utah Imposed property taxes totaling Cities and towns levied property taxes of in 1951 or an increase of over those of 1940 Property taxes charged by counties in ln Utah have Increased 78 between 1940 1910 and 1951 In 1940 property taxes for counties amounted to and in n 1951 they were In 1951 property taxes imposed ed cd for roads and bounties were I In 1940 they were l 1 I A property tax tor for state general fund lund purposes was levied lev red In 1940 HUl 1911 and 1945 |