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Show Marked Decrease In Taxes Payable In Beaver County Beaver county's taxpayers will pay $17,397 less to the state of Utah for 1936 than in 1935 as a result of the tax reduction accomplished accom-plished by Governor Henry H. Blood, according to data compiled by the state tax commission. This is a decrease of 38.65 per cent. This means that Beaver county property owners .will pay . to the state only $27,604 and that amount will be- entirely for district and high school purposes. Practically all of this money will be returned in the form of district and high school funds and for equalizing educational opportunities. The state district school funds is distributed dis-tributed to the various, schooi districts dis-tricts on the basis of $25.00 for each person of school age residing in the district. In 1935 the property pro-perty taxpayers of this county paid $45,001.' " The decrease in the state tax bill was brought about by the business administration of Governor Gover-nor Henry H. Blood, under whose direction, the state general fund levy was eliminated entirely and support for education was extended extend-ed while at the same time property taxpayers were given relief. The entire state levy for 1936 is only 6 mills as compared with 9.5 mills for 1935. Throughout the state of Utah this will result in a decrease of $1,779,833 in the property pro-perty tax bill to be paid to the state government. In 1935 the total property taxes charged for all state purposes was $4,915,156. In 1936 the total is $3,135,323, a decrease of 36.21 per cent. This saving to the taxpayers was effected in spite of the fact that property tax revenues are materially materi-ally lower than they were a few years ago and in spite of the fact that the state has been forced to meet many extraordinary expenses. expens-es. In addition to this the state bonded debt has been reduced by nearly $2,000,000. I A year ago the property owners of this county contributed $10,421 1 to the state general fund; this year they will contribute nothing. Last, year they paid $28,232 to the state district school fund; this year they will pay $20,243. Last year they paid $947 to the state high school fund; this year they will pay $920. Last year they paid $5,401 into the state school equalization fund; this year they will pay $6,441, a slight (Continued on last pagei o Decrease In Taxes increase provided for by statute but which will be returned to districts dis-tricts requiring aid. Beaver county, therefore, will not contribute a single penny of its general property tax to the state general fund which goes to support the offices and functions at the state capitol, which include the governor's office, attorney general's office, secretary of state's office,, state school office, public utilities commission, industrial indus-trial commission, and such institutions insti-tutions as the prison, mental hospital hos-pital , training school, junior colleges, col-leges, University of Utah, State Agricultural college, state school for the deaf and blind, the industrial indus-trial school, district courts, and other state agencies. A slight decrease is noted in the valuation of property in Beaver county. In 1935 the valuation totaled $4,736,908. In 1936 the valuation is $4,600,666. o |
