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Show Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday July 18,2002 3A Census Bureau reveils jhal Utah taxes and dees are amongst the highest in the nation Utahs state and local tax tax and fee burden at $106 per ers to establish or expand ; $1,000 of personal income. When fees are excluded, Utahs tax burden is the 10th highest in the nation at $114 and is 6.2 percent higher than the national average. In the previous year, Utah was ranked land fee burden as a percent of personal income is ninth highest in the nation, up from 11th place in the previous year. . Utahns pay 15.2 percent of their income in state and local taxes and fees compared to 13.5 percent for taxpayers in other states. These calculations 13th. Utahs general sales tax burden is the eighth highest in the nation at $36.78 per $1,000 of personal income, Much is 39 percent higher than the national average. Utahs individual income tax burden remained virtually unchanged at $30.47 per $1,000 of personal income and was ranked 16th in the nation. On th?. bright side, Utahs property tax is listed at 36 with an average of $24.65 which was are made using the Census Bureaus information for the fiscal year of 1998-9the most recent data available. Utahs tax and fee burden continues to increase said Mike Jerman of the Utah Taxpayers Association. Utahs tax and fee burden, which is now 12.6 percent higher than the national average, increased 1.5 percent from the previous year while the average for all states decreased slightly, Jerman added. New York has the highest tax and fee burden at $163 per $1,000 of personal income. New Hampshire has the lowest 9, - 21 percent lower than the na- tional average. Utahs high tax burden adversely impacts economic activity and makes the beehive state less desirable for employ Utahs public education op- fund- ing without increasing Utahs tax and fee burden, the Utah Taxpayers Association strongly supports efforts being spearheaded by house speaker Marty Stephens, along with house representatives linn Hatch and Steve Urquhart. Their intend is to obtain funding from the federal government to compensate for the inability of Utah schools to collect property taxes on federal lands. Federal ownership of lands in western states, including Utah, diminishes the ability of western states to fund public education at the levels achieved by eastern states where federal land ownership is much lower. Although it is unsure as to what solution will allow Utah to climb out from under heavy tax restraints, one thing is for certain, residents will never escape the dreaded tax burden which has become a part of life. erations. Several policy makers have suggested increasing Utahs . property tax burden since Utahs property tax burden is 21 percent lower than the na- tional average. However, increasing Utahs property tax burden to the national average without decreasing other taxes would increase Utahs total tax and fee burden to 15.9 percent, which would be the second highest burden in the nation. Only New York would have a higher rate. Increasing funding for critical needs such as public education needs to be addressed, but not by raising taxes. Elected officials need to explore all opportunities including the sale and leaseback of public property, tuition tax credits, as well as prioritizing existing state and local spending Jerman commented. In. an effort to increase Hummingbird awaits the big arrival mother hummingbird sits atop her nest awaiting the arrival of her baby bird. Each year, this hummingbird returns to her nest which she built on a windchime at a Price family's home. 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