Show State Solons lons Working On Sales Tax Bill BillA A d sales tax expected to yield at least to be used in coping with the fue unemployment situation in Utah in the next two years is proposed pro Pro- proposed Proposed posed in a 0 bill introduced in the Utah state senate and house Saturday by the special joint committee on revenue for emergency relief v Since the bill is the result of the labors of a special committee named for that purpose the expectation is that at least in its main features and probably in much of Its detail the bill will be the one finally enacted into law It Is designed largely as an emergency emergency emer emer- gency measure and two years from lOW flow It can be he amended or repealed by bythe bythe bythe the legislature if 11 it is fot fo found nd to work a hardship on business or to be otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise undesirable The section of the bill of most in interest interest in in- terest to most people reads as follows From and after May 31 1933 there is hereby levied a tax on every retail sale made within the state to 2 per cent of the purchase price paid or in the case of retail sales involvIng Involving in involving in- in the exchange of property equivalent to 2 per cent of the consideration consideration consid consid- including the fair market value of cf the property exchanged at the time Ume and place of the exchange except in such cases as hereinafter described From and after May 31 1933 there is h hereby leby levied the following tax for services amusement or entertainment furnished by individuals or corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- or by the state or r by any political political political cal subdivision of the state I A tax of 1 I per cent on the amount paid for energy for domestic or commercial consumption as is now no defined by the existing federal actA act A A tax of 2 per cent of the amount paid for natural and artificial gas gastor gastor tor lor domestic or commercial tion Two per cent of the amount paid for telephone rentals exclusive of toll charges A tax upon evel every retail sale made within the state on malt malt syrup or malt extract of 10 per cent of the amount of the purchase price A tax of 2 per cent of the tile amount paid for admission to any place of amusement t including any performance perform perform- ance for profit and any roof garden cabaret or similar entertainment wrestling wrestling wrestling wrest wrest- ling match boxing match or athletic contest |