Voices for Utah Children: Analysis of a Three-Part Proposal to Reform Utah’s...
A proposal that will be discussed during the 2013 General Session would return Utah’s state sales tax on groceries to the general sales tax rate, while offering two kinds of tax credits to mitigate the...
View ArticleUtah Foundation: Fueling Our Future, 2013-2040
Policy Options to Address Utah’s Future Transportation Needs Funding Utah’s transportation needs is a significant economic and fiscal challenge for state policymakers. Over the next three decades,...
View ArticleState Rundown 6/7: Kansas Success Story and Other State News
This week, we celebrate a victory in Kansas where lawmakers rolled back Brownback’s tax cuts for the richest taxpayers. Governors in West Virginia and Alaska promote compromise tax plans. Texas heads...
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Most States Have Raised Gas Taxes in Recent Years
An updated version of this blog was published in April 2019. State tax policy can be a contentious topic, but in recent years there has been a remarkable level of agreement on the gasoline tax....
View ArticleFOX13 SLC: Middle Income Utahns Bear Brunt of State and Local Tax Burden
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report showing how every state and the District of Columbia use tax policy in regressive and progressive ways. Their conclusion: all but five...
View ArticleVoices for Utah Children: Response to Govenor’s Budget Recommendations FY2020
The increase in services as an engine for economic growth is not generating enough tax revenue to keep pace with the rising cost to build and maintain Utah’s infrastructure and provide services which...
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