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Show State outgo more than income same fiscal period amounted to $379.4 million. The property tax, however, currently is not imposed for state government purposes in Utah. More than 80 percent of Utah State expenditures go for education, social services and transportation. As has been the case throughout Utah history, education continues the number one spending priority. Last year, state educational expenditures in Utah totaled $666.8 million, or 41.8 percent of all state spending. This amount, however, does not include educational expenditures derived from local funds and captal outlay spending. If these other items are included, total spending for education exceeded $1 billion in 1981. Social services (welfare, corrections, mental health, family services, health, employment security, and unemployment compensation, etc.) is another spending area that has been gowing very rapidly during the recent vears. SALT LAKE CITY Total state expenditures for both current operations and capital outlay exceeded all state revenue by $33 million last year. This was pointed out in an analysis of state finances for the 1981 fiscal year prepared by Utah Foundation, a private tax research organization. According to the study, this marks the second consecutive year in which state spending exceeded state receipts. For the most part, these "deficits" were convered by the sale of bond issues which were used to finance capital projects. The analysis of consolidated state finances shows that general revenue totaled $1,563,058,000 while expenditures amounted to $1,596,226,000 in fiscal 1981. Last year, state collections rose by $153 million, or 10.9 percent, and expenditures climbed by $150 million, or 10.4 percent. Most of the revenue increase was accounted for by rising tax collections resulting mainly from inflation. No new or increased taxes were enacted for the year, but the legislature did repeal a scheduled general tax rebate. During the previous year. Utah taxpayers received a general tax rebate of approximately $45 million. Gross tax collections in Utah rose by $77.4 million last year. If allowance is made for the general tax rebate provided in fiscal 1980, the net tax increase during the 1981 fiscal year would equal $123 million, or about 15.4 percent. Federal aid receipts to the state rose by $39.5 million, or 9 percent, while other revenue (interest, collection, etc.) actually declined by $9.5 million last year. Foundation analysts point out that the sales tax is the most productive tax for state government purposed in Utah. Last year, it produced $347.4 million, or 22.2 percent of total state revenue receipts. In addition to the state sales tax, local units of government levied $70.1 million in local sales taxes during the 1981 fiscal period. Thus, combined receipts from state and local sales taxes totaled $417.5 million last year. Property taxes charged by lacal units during the |