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House advances $20-per-person income tax credit after heated debate over school funding and local revenues
Utah House of Representatives · February 2, 1999
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Summary
House passes HB176 to provide a $20 income tax credit per person (estimated $45 million fiscal note) as an alternative to removing sales tax on food; final vote was 42–31 after extended debate about impacts on education funding and local governments.
The Utah House on Feb. 2 approved House Bill 176, a proposal to create a $20 income tax credit for each individual as a way to offset food-tax burdens without removing the sales tax on food. Representative Raymond Short, sponsor, described the $20 credit as a more fiscally manageable alternative to…
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