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House backs 'taxpayer receipt' prototype to show where Utah tax dollars go
Summary
House Bill 129 directs development of a taxpayer 'receipt' on transparent.utah.gov to let residents estimate how income and sales taxes are spent down to the dollar; supporters called it a transparency tool, and the House passed the bill unanimously on the floor.
The Utah House on Feb. 27 approved House Bill 129, a transparency measure that would put a taxpayer 'receipt' prototype on transparent.utah.gov so residents can enter an income or sales‑tax figure and see how those dollars were allocated across budget categories.
Representative Wilson, sponsor of HB129, told the House the project is a conceptual mockup and the first step would be an…
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