Uintah Basin Standard | 1962-04-19 | Page 9 | Uintah Co. Moves to Adopt 3% Sales Tax April 1

Uintah moves to adopt 3 Sales Tax April 1 Uintah County Commissioners at their regular March voted unanimously to adopt the optional sales tax effective April This will raise the sales tax from the current state levy of 2 to a total of Commissioner H. M. Snyder moved that the new ordinance imposing the tax be accepted and it was seconded by Commissioner Rulon S. Hacking and passed PROPOSAL that the tax be adopted had been made by Vernal City and in the proposition the city said that any amount the city received in excess of one-half of the total city and county receipts will be applied on joint city-county ventures such as fire department and other By adopting the ordinance prior to April the county and city will ensure tax re for that t The tax applies to retail sale of tangible personal services and meals made within the THE TAX HAD been urged by Vernal Vernal Chamber of Commerce and civic and service Proponents of the new tax have contended that the additional income to the county would be It was also contended that while the property mill levy affects only 38 of the county's population that the new sales tax would affect especially people living in trailer courts and tourists who otherwise would pay no local VERNAL CHAMBER of Commerce has urged adoption of the tax but with the provision that the city should use any excess taxes above its needs for the reduction or property It has been reported that the city is prepared to do this as far as the present administration is County officials also have indicated that if there were any surplus funds clue to the sales tax payments of expenses that the county also would reduce its property Local government officials also have pointed to the constantly rising costs of government and have explained that the new revenue from the higher sales tax will at least prevent additional levies in other j