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Show I f 16 BOX ELDER years represents a reversal the situation that existed throughout the 1960 decade when expenditures in Utah consistently were greater than revenue collections. According to the Foundation study, the factors accounting for this condition during the 1960s included (1) the large four City, Utah NEWS, Brigham Sunday, December 9, 1973 Fourth year in Utah of amount Revenue tops expenditures For the fourth consecutive year, state revenues in Utah have exceeded expenditures. According to an analysis of state finances just completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, state revenues in Utah totaled $634 million compared with expenditures of $574 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1973. The study emphasized that the $60 million in excess funds collected last year does not capital consolidation outlay of accounting funds which made more money other than new revenue for expenditure purposes, and (3) the spending of balances and surpluses accumulated in earlier years. During the past several years, however, Utah has been repaying the debt incurred in earlier periods and has been accumulating new balances and surpluses. available an represent necessarily of financed during this period from borrowed funds, (2) the ad- dition to surplus since some of these funds were committed to projects for which expenditures were not actually made in fiscal 1973. As an example, the general fund alone listed unexpended appropriations of $19.4 million for building projects and $3.0 million for the Provo-Jorda- n River Parkway authority at the end of the 1973 fiscal year. The excess of revenues over expenditures during the past Revenues Rise State revenues in Utah rose by $67.1 million or 12 percent last year. Increased federal aid, and continued inflation, economic growth were the major elements in this strong revenue gain. No increase was made in any of the Utah tax rates. In fact, the Foundation notes BE at debaters tested 3-sch- meet ool Box Elder High school participated in a forensics tournament last Thursday, Dec. 6, at Ben Lomond High in Ogden. The final tally put Weber at ten, the Bees at ten and Ben Lomond at five in debate wins. In two afternoon several rounds, debate teams that the state property tax levy was reduced from 7.2 mills to 4.6 mills last year. A further reduction to 1.6 mills was made this year. Complete elimination of the state levy is scheduled for remained undefeated from the local school. The five teams were Tom Stoddard and Mark Sparkman, Jeff and Krenn Mike Taniguichi, Kathy Berardy and Janet Phippen, Duana DeVelbis and Cindy Gibbs, and Ken Johnson with Eliot Taylor. Maintaining records 1 Kathy Florez and Robin Mund, and Scott Fletcher rounding it off with Len McCosh. Debate Coach Allen Fleming seemed pleased with the performance, noting the closeness of the final score. The clash, he said, was excellent practice for the University of Utah invitational held on Saturday. The Bees sent three teams to the Oxford style debate tourney. Scott Carpenter and John Osburn, Tony Ferrara and Robert Northness, and Mark Sparkman and Tom Stoddard attended the large event. Results from the clash are as yet unreported. Lecture set at Christian Science church Miss Nancy E. Houston, C.S., a Christian Science lecturer from Urbana, 111., will speak In Ogden on Tuesday, Dec. 11. She will discuss the healing a of spiritually power enlightened concept of home in during the day were John Osburn and Scott Carpenter, Dwight Stevens and Terry Hansen, and Kelly Jensen teaming with John James. Other teams completing the Brigham City slate were Colleen ODell and Desi Rettew, the public lecture which la scheduled at 8 p.m. in the Pint Church of Christ Scientist, 788 24th street. She will speak under the with church auspices -- arrangements for her the silver, Four lampreys chestnut, American brook and are native to Ohio brook Missouri streams. - i 1974. The major revenue gains were recorded by the sales tax (up $18.2 million), the individual income tax (up $14.5 million) and the corporate income tax (up $16.9 million). Approximately $11.7 million of the increase in corporate income tax revenues, however, e was a collection of one-tim- taxes for prior years resulting from a court decision. In addition to these major gains in tax collections, Utah received $12.9 million in federal revenue sharing funds for the first time last year. This was offset somewhat by reductions in federal aid for highway purposes. The overall gain in federal aid to the state last year was $8.4 million. On Number One the expenditure side, education continues as the number one item of expenditure in Utah according to the Foundation analysis. During fiscal 1973, state expenditures for education amounted to $254 million or 44.2 percent of all state spending. Included in this state education expenditure total are $92 million for higher education, $144 million for state aid to local school districts, and $18 million for other educational purposes. These expenditure figures for education did not include amounts raised by the local school districts. When all funds are included, state and local expenditures for education exceeded $360 million last year. Other major areas of state spending in the 1973 fiscal year were highways $111 million (19.4 percent), public welfare-$8- 0 million (14.0 percent), employment security and unemployment benefits-$33 million(5.8 percent), health and million (3.4 perchospitals-$19 ent), and natural resources-$1million (2.8 percent). Mormon Youth symphony and annual Christmas concert in Dec. the Mormon tabernacle at 12, Wednesday, WILL PERFORM The choir will appear in an Yule programs set on Temple Square The Christmas season on Salt Lake City's famous Temple Square formally got under way Saturday with the staging of the sixth annual Youth Songfest at Christmastime in the taber- - r Most Famous Bosket n the World THIS IS A and chorus will be featured in a Christmas program, Caroling, Caroling, on television Monday, Dec. 10. The show, a repeat of a 1972 concert, will be seen at 9 p.m. on KOET and KWCS in Ogden, KUED in Salt Lake City and KBYU in Provo. that comparisons of total expenditure and revenue figures from year to year are not always meaningful because of in recording and carry-ove- r reporting procedures in state cash accounting methods. For this reason, the Foundation analysis was directed primarily to the proportion of state total financing represented by the respective expenditure functions or income sources. nacle. The songfest is just the first of a string of cultural events on the square during the Christmas season. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Mormon Youth symphony and chorus, Dr. Jay E. Welch, conducting, will present its annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m., also in the tabernacle. Another traditional event is the Salt Lake Oratorio society presentation The will 8 p.m., the famous Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle choir will present a Christmas concert, with Richard P. Condie conducting, Alexander Schreiner at the tabernacle organ, and J. Spencer Kinard, commentator. Also, it was announced that the Mormon Youth symphony 6 Foundation analysts warn be 8 p.m. This is one in on of events a series Temple Square. holiday Salt Lake City. The time of Handels Messiah, Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m., in the tabernacle. A special childrens Christmas pageant, Its Christmas Time, is scheduled for 8 p.m. nightly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Dec. 18, 19 and 21, in the tabernacle. The musical pageant will feature dramatic tableaus and a childrens chorus of the Primary association of The Church of Jeseus Christ of 250-voi- mmsfoii. COMMUNITY Lcl us welcome you! Phone 723-894- 3 Latter-da- Saints, Patricia y Maughan, director, and Roy M. Darley, organist. 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