| Show A THREE PER PEK CENT SALES TAX X the proposal to increase the state sales tax from two to three per cent will receive but scant consideration from twenty first legislature the average legislator can readily visualize the kickback from his constituency some of these same legislators however axe are proposing to 2 increase crease the three per cent sales tax which during the period from 1920 29 was levied on the mining industry in this state tor for during that decade state and local taxes on utah mines amounted to three cents for each dollar of gross value of ores produced one proposal would increase to 12 per cent of 7 gross sales how many of these same legislators could face their constituents at the close of the session if they imposed such a tax on their neighbors as they now propose to levy upon the mine the recommendation of the committee ri of nine in this regard was that the taxation of metal mines should be changed from the present base of three times the annual net proceeds to three times the average net proceeds for the proceeding prece eding three years it seems that this is about all the burden that should be imposed at this time upon this industry except its fair share of participation ci in the national program for social security which is just recovering from the most critical p pe in its history |
