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House approves tax cuts for low‑income filers, rejects immediate indexing that would raise long‑term cost
Summary
The Utah House advanced measures aimed at cutting income‑tax burdens for very low‑income residents and approved one‑time bracket adjustments that expand tax relief; lawmakers debated but rejected a motion to restore automatic indexing, citing fiscal concerns. (Votes and amendment activity recorded.)
The Utah House on Feb. 23 approved measures designed to reduce income‑tax obligations for low‑income filers and adopted one‑time bracket adjustments while declining to restore automatic indexing for tax brackets.
Representative Curtis introduced Senate Bill 34 as part of a tax reduction package, saying the bill "says if you don't have any federal income tax due, you don't have to file a state income tax." He described the measure as targeted relief "for those lowest low income people." Representative Saunders and…
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