January 15, 2015

KSL: Utah’s tax burden at 20-year low

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“A separate report released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed that Utah’s tax system, like those of most other states, follows a regressive model, where families of lower incomes are taxed a larger share of their earnings than wealthier families.

That isn’t so for the personal income tax, which is more progressive, but sales and excise taxes take a heavier toll on lower wage families, which spend a greater percentage of their income on providing care for children.”

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