Now that the Utah Legislature’s Task Force on Tax Restructuring and Equalization is conducting its post-hearing examination of Utah’s tax structure, the Utah Citizen’s Counsel urges citizens to closely monitor the options under consideration.
UCC has been studying Utah public education financing and concludes that legislative removal of the income tax earmark would be a serious mistake. The income tax was earmarked exclusively for public education in 1946, protecting public education as the long-term, prime responsibility of state government.
The earmark is under legislative reconsideration at a time when investment in a quality education for Utah’s children has never been more important to meet national and international challenges.