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Show League opposes tax proposal The League of Women Voters of Utah has joined the ranks of those opposing the current proposal to remove sales tax from food, citing the cut to state funds would adversely affect critically needed social services. Terri McCulloch, co-president of the Utah League, said the group could support the proposal if the wording were changed to guarantee the replacement of funds supporting health and human services, local government and public and higher education. edu-cation. The league also contends that state surpluses are not a viable revenue replacement because they cannot be counted on in the future. In addition, the prospect of an increase in state income taxes to make up the loss of funds if food taxes were abolished would not help any of the social services that would be strapped because the Utah Constitution requires all income taxes to go into the Uniform School Fund for use in public cd-.;. it' ' 1 ucation. - - . -:: ) a- . . . - ' Ptf.. I. j., V , -W' n'.fryM , - . . J ' -i .i h , r - " ' - . ' ' . |