| Show Uncle Sam San Takes Here SPECIAL TO THE CLIPPER How much money will wilI residents residents residents resi resi- dents of Davis County be contributing contributing contributing con con- to the federal coffers on or before tax day which is April 17 this year in the form of personal income taxes THE GOVERNMENT counts on their offerings being well above what they were last year when local tax payments came to some That was the approximate amount turned in last April as determined by a breakdown of collections from the state of Utah as a whole The statewide total according to the official figures was nearly This Included income taxes paid through withholding THE SIZE OF the increase expected this year is indicated in the federal budget presented to Congress in January It predicts predicts predicts pre pre- that individual income taxes in the c current fiscal year will reach billion n nationally nationally nationally nation nation- ally as compared with actual receipts in the past fiscal year of billion The 68 billion rise is based upon the fact that more money was earned because employment employment employment employ employ- ment was up during the year and u u because average incomes were I higher in 1966 than they had been in 1965 THE THAT residents residents residents resi resi- dents of Davis County paid to toUncle toUncle toUncle Uncle Sam last year represented represent represent- ed per cent of the statewide total the figures show Their forthcoming contribution tion reflecting the economic gains made in 1966 Is expected to be in the neighborhood of an Increase of 1 JUST HOW long it will remain at that level Is uncertain at this stage If Congress should go along with the Presidents President's re request request request re- re quest for a six per cent surcharge surcharge surcharge sur sur- charge on most individual taxes local residents will have to pay paya a proportionate share of that additional levy The Presidents President's budget for forthe forthe forthe the next fiscal year which be beI begins begins be- be gins on July 1 calls for personal personal personal per per- I income taxes totaling billion including the sur sur- charge That is 11 billion more than this years year's estl estimated mated re re- re I IN DAVIS County total In Income income income in- in come would have to rise by more than 12 per cent for local residents to meet their share of this increase |
