| Show I Utah Utah Will Svend Spend 26 9 Million More State spending for current currentS S operations will rise by million during the coming f 70 1969 fiscal year for prof programs programs programs pro pro- grams approved by the 1969 I Utah Legislature This was I reported by Utah Foundation the private tax research organization organization organ organ- organ organ-I in a fiscal analysis of I Ithe the legislative session which i ended on March 13 I ACCORDING to Foundation analysts the million increase increase increase in in- crease is for tax moneys expended expended expended ex ex- from the general and the uniform school funds only It does not include any rise which may result from higher fees increased Federal aid dedicated credits and other I funds over which the Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture exercises little or no con con- 5 Also specifically excluded ed are ri rising ing expenditures from highway building bond and funds More than three-fourths three of the million increase expected expected ex ex- petted next year will go for about million education J j for or increased local school aid nd other education percent percent pert per per- t cent plus 4 million for higher high high- er education percent The remaining 67 million percent will go for in increased increased increased in- in creased activities ac ac- AT THE ti time me the Legislature Legisla Legisla- I ture finally agreed to a com corn promise school finance program program program pro pro- I gram it was announced that the increase would total between between between be be- f tween 13 million and million However the Foundation report report report re re- re- re port showed that the added I cost of the new program is million plus 1 million for eliminating th the e Federal offset offset offset off off- set to state aid which heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore has been required Thus altogether the new school finance fi finance finance fi- fi nance program is expected to provide nearly million in added state aid next year Appropriations for other education education education edu edu- cation activities and agencies also were increased by thus resulting in the million million million mil mil- lion total for local schools and other education TOTAL STATE aid to local school districts will be increased ed by about 16 perc percent nt next year the report showed By Byway Byway Byway way of comparison state appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap for higher education education education edu edu- cation will be up 11 percent and all other general fund appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap will be increased about 15 percent in 1969 The 4 milli million in added appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap for higher education education education edu edu- cation does not include any rise in spending which will result from higher tuition fees etc APPROPRIATIONS and commitments commitments commitments com com- from the general fund I and the uniform school fund will total just over million mil mu- lion next year compared with resources estimated at just under million the Foundation Foundation Foun oun dation reported Inc commitment total however however however how how- ever does not include which was appropriated from the general fund for building purposes on condition that if such a sum is not available available available avail avail- able from the general fund J Jit it will be borrowed from the state treasurer or other agencies agencies agencies agen agen- I cies having control of public funds Adding this amount I brings the authorized expenditure expenditure expenditure expend expend- iture total to THERE MAY BE another 81 million available for the general fund to be used for building purposes The legislature legislature legislature leg leg- passed a bill calling for allocation of that amount to the general fund from the state insurance fund subject to approval by the Utah Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme Court Presumably part of this transfer if itis it itis itis is found to be legal could be used to cover the 63 million million million mil mil- lion appropriation already made for building purposes Excluding the conditional 63 million appropriation for tor buildings the Foundation noted that the budget vas was bal balanced balanced bal bal- by relying on rather bal I optimistic optimistic optimistic op op- op- op revenue projections and a time one-time windfall of 5 income withholding payments during the coming year DESPITE all of the controversy controversy controversy con con- pertaining to tax in increases increases increases in- in creases during the session the only major increases actually enacted were a one cent in increase increase increase in- in crease in the sales tax and a per one-cent-per-gallon boost In in the gasoline tax the report noted Unquestionably the key measure in balancing the budget budget budget bud bud- get was the one percent increase increase increase in in- crease in the sales tax This action recommended by the Governor in his budget mesI message message mes mes- mesI I I sage is expected to provide an anI I I additional 22 million during the coming year A proposition tion to raise the local option sales tax from one-half one to one percent was rejected by the Legislature As a result the state sales tax rate beginning April 1 will be 4 percent plus the local tax of one half half on per per- cent IN A summary of problems facing the Legislature the Foundation analysts had this to say Despite strong taxpayer resistance resistance resistance re re- re- re to higher taxes it became evident early in the session that taxes in Utah wound would d have to be increased if the state was to maintain a balanced budget during the year SCHEDULED bond payment payment payment pay pay- ment commitments along with witha a prospective deficit for the present 69 1968 fiscal year were major factors accounting for this gloomy fiscal outlook Bountiful Neighborhood Association Association Association As As- of Girl Scouts held their Annual Court of Awards at Centerville Junior High on Saturday May 10 JUNIOR Scouts from seven received badges and Sign of the Arrow and Sign of the Star which they earned during the past year Senior Scout troop No was in charge of the program for the day Senior Scout Shauna MacDonald welcomed the scouts and guests and was was was' Mistress of Ceremonies es AFTER THE awards were presented Senior Scouts Leslie Leslie Leslie Les Les- lie Harwood Shauna MacDonald MacDonald MacDonald Mac- Mac Donald and Susan Standiford led the scouts in Girl Scout songs The girls from Cadette Cadette Cadette Ca- Ca dette Scout Troop No served refreshments to the scouts their parents and Brownie Girl Scout guests |
