Show Utah Foundation reports local cost during 1972 1912 on in Uintah County Local units of ot government 1 school districts county municipalities etc eta in Uintah County spent a total of ot for general government government govern govern- ment purposes during the 1971 72 fiscal year This fact was revealed In an analysis of local government finances prepared by Utah Foundation the private research organization The analysis was based on the 1972 Census of Governments conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by the U U. U S. S Bureau of the Census ACCORDING TO the Foundation report expenditures expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex- ex for education accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for of the local spending total in Uintah County Other major areas of local spending included roads and streets health and hospitals police and fire and all others General revenues received by local units within Uintah County during the 72 1971 fiscal year totaled Included in inthis inthis this figure was from state and federal in grants-in-aid from property tax collections from other local taxes and from charges and miscellaneous revenues Foundation analysts emphasize emphasize emphasize em em- that the above revenue and expenditure figures were for general government purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses only Excluded were revenues and expenditures for local water and electric utility operations AT TilE THE close of the 72 1971 fiscal year local government units In Uintah County had a combined outstanding general Indebtedness of Again this figure excluded any debt incurred for utility pur pur- poses For the state as a whole general revenues received by local units of government during the 72 1971 fiscal year totaled million and general expenditures for this same period amounted to million In addition to these general financial totals another million revenue and million in expenditures expenditures ex ex- ex was for local water and electric utility operations State and federal aid along with the property tax accounted for more than 80 percent of all general revenue received by local units of government in Utah The report shows that state and federal aid amounted to or percent of the total property tax collections were percent other local taxes equaled 52 percent percent percent per per- cent and charges and miscellaneous produced percent LOCAL expenditures for education in Utah totaled In 72 1971 and were equal to percent of all local spending By comparison education accounted for only of all local spending in the nation as a wh whole le Other major areas of local government spending included fire and police protection 62 percent in Utah and 72 percent in U. U S. S roads and streets 49 percent In Utah and 59 percent in U. U S. S general administration administration administration ad ad- ministration 36 percent in Utah and 36 percent in inU U. U S. S parks and recreation 3 percent in Utah and 22 percent in U. U S. S health and hospitals 3 percent in Utah and 66 percent in U. U S. S sanitation and sewage 29 percept percent In Utah and 46 percent in U U.S. U.S. U. U S. S and natural resources 27 percent in Utah and 06 percent in U U. U S. S Total general indebtedness of local Units in Utah at the close of the 72 1971 fiscal year amounted to An additional in local debt had been incurred by local units for utility purposes The Foundation report observes that the total debt of local units in Utah was equal to per capita an amount about 39 percent below the U. U S S. S average local indebtedness of per capita |