Show Utah Faced With Raising New I Revenues to Maintain Service Utah's Legislature ture two years from now will be faced with ft a problem of raising at least 21 million In new revenue In order to offer the same level of service that has been established by the tile 1957 Legislature which Just ad This was the conclusion reached by Utah Foundation the private non nonprofit tax research organization in a study of state finances during the next two years According c g to the h Foundation analysis me the ITO 1957 ITOman iu i wan Utah Legislature Legisla ture authorized general fund expenditures ex of nearly million for the forthcoming 59 1057 biennium bien blen- while revenue for the same period Is expected to be million The Tho difference was made up by authorizing use of n a general fund surplus of ot 80 30 million and anda a welfare reserve fund of 50 million mil mil- lion In addition to using general fund surplus to the extent of million the state also will spend an expected beginning Uniform School Fund balance of 36 mil mU lion making a total of mil lion In surpluses and batan balances ea that will be depleted during the coming biennium Since such sur surpluses surpluses pluses and balances are nonrecurring nonrecurring Items Item th the 1959 Utah Leg teg must find other current revenue In order to meet 59 1957 expenditure levels The Foundation points out that another problem that will face the state is the need for making al al- al for the Increased Increased- expenditure expenditure ex ex- requirements that will result from natural growth For example the enrollment growth inthe In Inthe Inthe the public schools will result Ina In Ina a continual Increase of between 14 million and 15 million each year In the states state's obligations with no changes In the minimum school program Thus the state requirements require ments meats under the Uniform School Fund will be 55 million to 60 million greater during the tho 61 1959 biennium than they will be during dur dut ing log the 59 1957 biennium without any further change In the level of the tho school program |