Show Report gives tax breakdown Owners of commercial and industrial pro property per t y paid or of the total property properly taxes charged in n SanpetE Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County last year This compares with property taxes of 2599 of or the total on re residential al property or 1000 on motor vehicles passenger cars and trU trucks ks and antI on property farm real estate farm buildings machinery and livestock These facts were reported in a Utah Foundation analysis of property tax lax data compiled l by y the Stale State Tax Commission The Time Foundation report notes that thal in 1970 for the slate state as a whole approximately of the total property tax burden was borne by owners of commercial com om mercial and industrial property proper proper- ty by owners of residential residential residential resi resi- property 73 by owners owners owners own own- ers of motor vehicles and 53 by hy agricultural property properly own own- ers Total property t taxes imposed in Sanpete County last Jast year amounted am to lo according accordIng accord accord- ing to the Foundation study This represented an increase ase of or from the 1969 property tax lax total and was or above the 1960 level Throughout the slate property taxes rose by 67 last year and have Increased by since 1960 The Foundation notes however however however how how- ever that thai the properly property tax lax has been rising al at less than half haIr the rale rate of the increase In other major taxes In Utah For ex example example ex- ex ample total state slate taxes in Utah increased in 1970 and 1475 since 1960 Because of the rate rale increase sales tax collections went up last year and 2177 between 1960 and 1970 State individual Income taxes climbed in 1970 and 2778 nearly near ly four times since 1960 Property taxes accounted for 35 of Utah's total state and local tax lax load In 1970 This compares with 43 in 1960 45 in 1950 and 1950 and 51 in 1940 For the nation as a whole property properly taxes made up about 39 of total state and local taxes in 1969 Foundation analysts point out that the main elements in the property tax lax rise during recent years include 1 mill levy Increases in increases increases In- In creases 2 new properties added to the tax rolls 3 assessment nt adjustments stemming stemming stem stem- ming from the revaluation programs pro grams and 4 higher assessments assessments assess assess- ments resulting from the in increased increased In- In creased volume of mineral pro- pro in the state stale The average average average aver aver- age mill mm levy in Sanpete County last year was mills per 1000 assessed valuation This compares with an average county wide rate of mills In 1965 and mills in 1960 Throughout the state the overall average mill levy in 1970 was mills per 1000 assessed valuation This compares with mills in 1965 mills in 1960 and mills in 1950 The Foundation report observes that although the average mill levy in Utah has continued to rise the Increase during the past five years has averaged less than 1 per year compared with an average annual Increase of or nearly 4 In the fifteen fifteen- year period prior to 1965 Schools continue to receive the largest share from property tax receipts State and local property taxes levied for support support support sup sup- port of or the public schools in Sanpete County last year totaled This was equal to of all property taxes imposed in the County Taxes for county purposes amounted to of or the total municipal taxes were equal to taxes Imposed by special Improvement districts districts districts dis dis- totaled 07 and bounty taxes amounted to 11 in 1970 Throughout the entire sta state slate school taxes both state and local accounted for of or orthe the total property tax load durIng during during dur dur- ing 1970 Property taxes Im Imposed Imposed imposed Im- Im posed by county governments were equal to of the total city and town taxes amounted to taxes levied by special Improvement districts totaled 44 and bounty taxes accounted account account- ed for 01 of the Utah property tax load last year |