Utah’s state and local tax burden decreased significantly in recent years — and is at its lowest point in a quarter century, according to a Utah Foundation report released Tuesday.
It looked at data from 1993 through 2016 (the most current available) and calculated how much state and local governments spend as a percentage of overall personal income.
Utah’s tax burden in 2016 was $103.86 per $1,000 of personal income. About a decade earlier, in 2007, it was $126.71 per $1,000.
The report found that back in 2003 and 2004, Utah had the sixth highest tax burden among the states.