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Show Page Eight FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1971 State Revenues Exceed Total Expenditures During 1971 Utah Taxpayers Association Claims 1 5 Cities in Violation State revenue collections in Utah for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1971, were nearly $7 million greater than expenditure for the same period. This was the conclusion reached in an analysis of state revenues and expenditures prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The Foundation points out that this was the second consecutive year in which state revenues expenditures. During the period 1961 through 1969 state expenditures were consistently greater than current revenue receipts. Total state government revenue in Utah for the 1971 fiscal year amounted to $484,921,938. This sum was $38.5 million, or 9 per cent greater than the adjusted revenue collections for the preceding fiscal year. Inflation and increased federal aid were the major factors accounting for this rise in state revenues, according to the Foundation report. No significant tax rate changes occurred during the period. Federal aid received by the state rose by $17 million in fiscal 1971. Higher sales tax collections were responsible for another $10.3 million of the increase. The remaining $11.2 million of the revenue rise resulted from increased collection of the other taxes, fees and charges. The analysis shows that taxes accounted for $289.1 million, or 58.4 per cent of total state revenue receipts. Federal aid was equal to $157.6 million, or 31.8 per cent of the revenue total. The remaining $48.2 million resulted from tuition fees, charges for services, interest earnings, and other miscellaneous reveex-ced- ed nues. Foundation analysts observe that the sales tax continues as the most productive source of state revenue in Utah. In fiscal 1971 it contribuetd $101.3 million to the state revenue total, a sum equal to 20.5 per cent of all sources. When state and local revenues are considered together however, the sales tax is exceeded by the property tax. Last year property taxes charged by all compare & price costlier Light, smooth and mellow in the tradi- tion of the finest bourbons. Sensibly priced. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 86 PROOF Distilled and bottled by BROOK DISTILLING CO. Pekin, III. San Francisco, Ca. The Utah Taxpayers Association claimed that fifteen cities around the state are in violation of Utah law by failing to file copies cf their annual budget with the State Auditors office. Records show that budgets lave not been received from that state expenditures in Utah Castle Dale, Clinton, Enterprise, for the fiscal year ended June fountain Green, Huntington, 30, 1971, totaled $487,993,749. Camas, Mendon, Midway, MoNearly $230.5 million, or 47.2 roni, Murray, My ton, Orangeper cent of this sum represented ville, River Heights, Spring City, state expenditures for education- and West Point. al purposes. Included in this The association said that it is state education total was $89.6 important that these budmillion for higher education, very be filed so interested taxgets $126.1 million for state aid to can scrutinize them for local schools, and $14.8 million payers llegal property tax levies, for for other education. unwarranted and unwise expenIn addition to state expendi- ditures. tures for education, the report Another reason is that the law points out that substantial sums that the basis for establish-n- g says are spent for public schools from the property tax levy shall revenues raised locally. When current years budget. the all funds are included, state and ie local expenditures available for Without this information, the education in 1971 fiscal year in residents of these cities could be Utah were in excess of $325 mil- paying property taxes higher han necessary, claimed the lion. Other major areas of state UTA. According to the State Audspending during the 1971 fiscal itors office, the cities have been included $105.1 highways, year several letters requestwritten million, welfare, $63.3 million, employment security and unem- ing the budgets but have ignored ployment benefits, $25.0 million, the letters. health and hospitals, $13.7 million and natural resources, $12.7 Cive Savings Bonds million. Included in the 1971 expenditure totals are disbursements of This Christmas This year, U.S. Savings bonds $22.4 million for state building for million make and better than ever Christmas $79.4 purposes state highway construction. The gifts, Wendell E. Giles, State Utah Foundation report notes chairman for the Treasury Savthat both of these sums are down ings Bonds program, said. The somewhat from 1970 disburse- interest rate is higher than ever, ments for these purposes. and the popula E Bond has a than ever maturity pe$5.5 Million Central shorter riod. Utah Project Funds There are other reasons for buying Savings Bonds as gifts. Get Approval You dont have to worry about style, size, shape or color, and (Continued from page 1) they are priced to fit almost any Utah Project money by the Pub- pocketbook. They are indestructlic Works Subcommittee means ible, if lost, stolen, mutilated or we have gotten the appropria- destroyed, the Treasury will retion through the most difficult place them free of charge, and leg of legislative process. I in- they are patriotic, too. tend to make sure the Senate easy to buy bonds. Your understands the importance of bankIt is has them available in dethis project to the economy and nominations ranging from S25 to future of the people of Utah. $1000, and wou now have your choice of four colorful and free gift envelopes. While Savings Bonds are especially appropriate at Christmastime they are ideal gifts for almost any occasion. For birthdays, new babies, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, Savings Bonds are the gift that keeps on giving. units of government in Utah amounted to $154.1 million. The state sales tax along with the local option sales tax total $114 million during the 1971 fiscal year. The Foundation analysis shows Christmas Season Post Office Hours Postmaster D. R. Trevithick announced the hours for window service are being extended for the Christmas season to assist Salt Lake City customers. Hours of window service at the Main office, Dec. 11, 8 to 5:30 Parcel Post Annex, Dec. 11, 8 to 5:30; Dec. 18, 8 to 5:30; the Branches and Stations, 8 to 1; and Dec. 18. 8 to 5:30. The Pio- neer Station will be closed on all Saturdays. Postmaster Trevithick stated that customers wishing to speed their cards should tie them in Local and Out of Town" bundles and then deposit them at one of the stations or branches. Christmas cards prepared in his manner will be sent directly to the cancelling machines, thus by passing the time consuming culling operation. THE SALT LAKE TIMES Through Problems, Dissension A Thank You for Com. Cafmull (Continued from page 1) Mr. Catmull was streets commissioner for eight and one half years. He was appointed for a six month term and elected to office twice after that. In a letter to the people of Salt Lake City, Mr. Catmull also expressed his thanks. I wish to thank the voters of Salt Lake City for the honor they have bestowed on me with their votes. I also wish to say that I have given my full time and worked harder on this assignment than I ever did when I was I feel deep satisfaction with the amount of work that has been accomplished and I can say with honesty that I have self-employe- d. done the best that I know how. I have been very conscientious about spending the taxpayers' money and have always tried to get the most out of every dollar that was assigned to me. I hold no malice of any kind towards anyone in Salt Lake City. I am not leaving because I am mad at anyone. I love Salt Lake City and feel it is one of the best places in the whole country to live and raise a family. I want to do my best to keep it that way. That was the thank you Commissioner George B. Catmull gave the citizens of Salt Lake City, and to Commissioner Catmull from the citizens to you. Thank you. 'Star of Bethlehem' Returns For the Holiday Season In response to many hundreds day afternoon at 2 and 4. The of requests the Hansen Plane- Planetarium is closed Monday. tarium will again this year offer A second holiday offering of its holiday star program The the Planetarium will be a new Star of Bethlehem. Light and Music Festival with In The Star of Bethlehem, a return engagement by the disthe Planetariums $200,000 com- tinguished Rainbow Jam Light puterized Space Transit Plane- Artists in live performance with tarium is turned back 2000 years the talented popular music group to present the skies as they were Wood. The Light and Music over Bethlehem at the time of Festival will run from Dec. 20 the birth of Jesus, in an effort through Jan. 8, with two perto discover what the famous formances New Years Eve. star might have been. Through the ages, many possibilities have been put forward a comet, an exploding star, or some spectacular motion and position of the planets. The Star of Bethlehem also investigates why there are so many holidays at this time of year and why so many of these holidays seem to be celebrated in part by the kindling of lights. The beauty of this program has made it a perennial favorite. The Star of Bethlehem will be presented through Dec. 29, with shows daily Tuesday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. There are evenings hows on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 and shows on Sun Tickets are available in vance at the Planetarium. ad- Lawrence A. Jones, City Auditor, Shows Cautious City Spending (Continued from page 1) by City Auditor Lawrence A. Jones. The various departments have spent 1 percent less than their allotment, said Mr. Jones. They spent 32 percent of the budget when they could have spent 33 percent. He concluded by characterizing the $18,283,386 fiscal 1971-7- 2 budget as one that is being spent rather cautiously. Utah Division of Rehabilitation Services Rank Sixth in Nation Efficiency counts, especially where tax dollars are concerned, but the real challenge comes when you are at or near the top. and. want to be better. This is the focal point of a two day conference of all rehabilitation counselors in Utah. Last fiscal year the Utah Board of Educations Division of Rehabilitation Services ranked sixth best in the nation in rehabilitated persons per hundred thousand population. But sixth out of fifty isnt good enough, according to Dr. Harvey Hirschi, the divisions administrator. The conference, to be held on at the State Office 4 Dec. in Salt Auditorium Building Lake City, will call together the states 83 counselors with an eye toward increasing agency effectiveness . Among the topics to be discussed at the two day conference is the role of the reahbilitation counselor. Should he be a therapist or a coordinator of services? Dr. J. Blair Stone, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah will open the subject an then moderate a panel of re habililation counselors. Other subjects open for tall between the counselors includi the rehabilitation of welfare re cipients, the management of cast loads and the standard of per formance. Also scheduled is a talk o psychological testing and report by Dr. Roger B. Allison, clinica psychologist. An evening dinner meeting o the Utah Rehabilitation Assn, o also on the docket at the For Douglas Officers Club. 13-1- Sani-Flus- h out germs. wipes Toilet Bowl Cleaner wipes out com- - J Dill mon household germs in mil! 15 seconds. Sani-FIus- h Disinfects, ripfinc deodorizes. &1S |
