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Show 1 0 BOX ELDER therefore are not available for general appropriation. Total state revenues in Utah rose by only $20 million or 3.2 percent last year. This unusually small revenue increase in fiscal 1974 is accounted for by the fact that (1) e several windfalls were recorded in the fiscal 1973 revenue totals, (2) very little gain was reported in the state individual income tax collections during 1974 because of the 1973 tax law changes, (3) total federal grants-in-ai- d to Utah were reduced slightly last year, and (4) the state property tax levy was reduced. JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, November 21, 1974 For first time one-tim- Sales tax top income producer For the first time, the sales tax surpassed the property tax last year as the leading producer of state and local tax revenue in Utah. This was reported by Utah Foundation, the tax research organization in its latest analysis of state revenues and expenditures in Utah. According to the foundation study, state and local sales tax collections in Utah (including in sales tax $5.4 million collections transferred to the income tax to pay for a $6 per person tax credit) amounted to $174.5 million in the 1973-7- 4 fiscal year. in Total property taxes charged Utah during 1973 and collected in the 1973-7fiscal period, on the other hand, were equal to $170.6 million. Utahs individual income tax, the third leading tax producer, accounted for $90.0 million in fiscal 1974. 4 State revenue collections exceeded state expenditures in Utah for the fifth consecutive year. The foundation notes that state revenues totaled $654 million compared with state expenditures of $639 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1974. Not Free Surplus Foundation analysts emphasised, however, that the $15 million revenue excess does not represent an addition to free surplus, since substantial amounts were appropriated and committed to projects for which expenditures were not actually made in fiscal 1974. Balances in the restricted accounts at the close of the 1974 fiscal year, for example, were $30.5 million greater than they were at the end of fiscal 1973. These restricted balances previously had been committed for various purposes and Education Tops Education continues as ths number one item of expenditure. The foundation analysis shows that state expenditures for education amounted to $289.3 million, or 45.3 percent of all state spending, in the 1974 fiscal year. Included in this total is $101 million for higher education, $166.8 million for state aid to local school districts, and $21.6 million for all other education purposes. These expenditures do not include amounts spent by local school districts from funds raised through local sources. When all funds are included, state and local expenditures for Veterans! Here's Your Answer Q Do husbands and widowers of female veteran-- , have the same eligibility for Veterans Administration benefits as wives and widows of male veterans? A Yes. For purposes of VA benefits, the term wife includes husbands of female veterans and widow includes widowers of female veterans. (See PL Oct. 1972.) education in Utah exceeded $400 million last year. Total state highway expenditures (including state aid for local roads) amounted to $113.1 million, or 17.7 percent of all state spending in the 1974 fiscal year. A cutback in federal aid for highways along with a leveling off in motor fuel tax collections resulted in a gain of only $1.8 million, or 1.6 percent, in highway spending last year. Public Welfare Public welfare expenditures in Utah amounted to $76.6 million (12.0 percent of total spending) in the 1974 fiscal Q My deceased husband, a veteran of World War II, never used his GI loan entitlement. As his unmarried widow, am I eligible for this benefit? A Yes, if your husband's death was the result of a disability. The Veterans Housing Act of 1970 made unmarried widows of veterans of World War II and later periods eligible but, only if the veteran died d because of a illness or injury. service-connecte- Canadas highest peak, Ml. Logar. (19,850 feet), is located in the Yukon Territory. year. This sum was down from the fiscal 1973 total of $80.5 million. In January, 1974, the federal government assumed responsiblity for the major adult assistance Private ends basic training Pvt. Brian L. Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen of 799 Sunset Drive, Brigham City, has completed his basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He is now attending surveying school at Ft. 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