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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Property Tax Vote

By Wayne Niederhauser
Utah State Senator, District 9

Let me add another dimension to today's article in the Salt Lake Tribune.

I am not suggesting that we do away with truth-in-taxation. If a taxing entity wants to increase revenues within the current year's inflation, they will still be required to hold a public hearing. However, if they want to increase revenues beyond the current year’s inflation, it will require the vote of the people.

It has been suggested that it would be a burden on taxpayers to be required to vote on tax increases. I submit that the burden is only a fraction of the burden that people are experiencing from increasing property taxes. I also submit that taxpayers are far more reluctant to vote for a property tax increase as opposed to a sales tax increase. The vote of the people is a logical check to the property tax problem.

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