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Show Matheson reviews Legislation The Utah Legislature entered their fourth week of the current session Monday and Senator Ivan M. Matheson, representing the 29th. District including Iron, Beaver, Washington, Garfield and Kane Counties, reviewed legislative activity ac-tivity during the week-end break. "Tax cuts which are of major concern and importance to ail our people, have not been clearly decided as yet. Many proposals have been made, some which would require constitutional amendments. Ability of local units of government to continue have to be dealt with if property tax and state revenue from other sources are tampered with because the state constitution prohibits sharing of revenue with local units of government," govern-ment," Matheson pointed out. Possible Cuts Relative to tax cuts and where they might be made the Senator indicated that "it appears that the 28 mills mandated by the state to be imposed on local school districts will be reduced and state support raised to the 75 percent constitutional limit will , be put into effect." Further Matheson stated that "the reduced ills at the school district level would be allowed as a refund to property owners and renters as a tax credit against their income tax. It does not appear that sales tax will be altered at present. An average credit or refund to property owners and renters would likely vary ; from approximately $50 to $200," he said. Commenting further on tax Issues . Sen. Matheson said: "A tax deferral now in effect allows a person who is unable to pay property tax to let the tax collector take a lien on the property rather than sell it for taxes. This allows the person to live on that property until he sells it or dies and continued on page 3 is Senator Matheson 'flack' from the state agencies as it limits their now unchecked authority to make rules which have the effect of law," Senator Matheson pointed out. The Senator indicated that SB 169 has the blessing of the bonding consultants con-sultants as one of the only spending limits which protects the bonding ability of all taxing units but puts control pretty well in the hands of the people. "I will attempt to keep you (constituents) (con-stituents) appraised of legislative matters which affect our area. If you have concerns please contact me and I will try to address them in a sensible way," he concluded. continued from frontpage prevents the person from being taxed out of his home. Eventually heirs may pay the lien or let sale cover the lien in the case of an estate settlement. $60 million in cuts "Standard deductions on income tax are being seriously looked at for reduction. All in all, about $60 million tax cuts is probably a reality at this time. Reductions before the tax is paid saves administrative costs and wastes and I subscribe to that principle. prin-ciple. . Senator Matheson indicated a strong committment to slowing down and curtailing state government. "I am fairly sure spending limitations and or ceilings will force a reevaluation of programs," he said. Introduces bills In keeping with that philosophy Senator Matheson introduced Senate Bill No. 169 which puts a budget ceiling on all units of government and school districts but which allows ceilings to grow with increased economic growth and allows for all units to be able to bond for crucial needs above the ceiling. In addition Matheson introduced Senate Bill I early in the session. This bill call for review by the legislative committees of all regulations promulgated by the state bureaucracy and attempts to make bureaucrats and their power answerable an-swerable to elected officials, who are then answerable to the citizenry. "This bill has received tremendous |