Show Tax 7 1 KAMA I o recommendation of the Cover- nor's Tax Revision Committee to remove the sales tax on food 1 per year for four years Is a Belle President of the Utah State Coalition of Senior said At a Board of Directors meeting held at the Newhouse board members unanimously express- ed great concern and dismay over the Blue Ribbon Task Force Committee's proposal to the Governor concern- sales tax credit off income taxes for the next fiscal and to gradually phase out the food tax over a period of four The contends that testimony from the people of Utah offered to the committee over the last five months was contrary to the committee's final suggestions to the ap- pears that the committee did not listen and consider our testimony carefully or Lester Relations income tax credit will not reach the ma- of senior citizens in this state seniors do not generally file in- tax The plan for an in- come tax credit will be We told this to the Task Force but our words apparently fell on deaf he Noellen Secretary of the Senior explained that many senior citizens will not live long enough to enjoy the benefits of the food tax phase is the time that people need relief at the people are having a difficult time paying for their groceries right We have to remove this unfair tax as soon as she The Board of Directors emphasized their support of the COST- members and others are personally In- in gathering signatures across the state to present to the 1979 Karl Chairman of Issues Legislation Com- want the sales tax off food totally cents on each We have worked hard this goal and we refuse to give up he it takes a petition drive to achieve our then we'll keep work- ing until we get this issue on the The Utah State Coalition of Senior Citizens intends to follow through with this issue until it is citizens have identified the issue to and we are willing to fight on behalf of all the seniors in Belle meeting today has re- emphasized the need for immediate and responsive action to the Tax sion Committee's |