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Utah Senate passes forced substitute of HB54 to cut taxes, expand EITC and conditionally remove food tax
Summary
The Utah Senate adopted a conference-approved forced substitute of House Bill 54, advancing an income tax cut, a larger Social Security exemption, and an expansion of the earned-income tax credit up to 20%; food-tax repeal is made contingent on a future constitutional amendment.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate on the morning calendar passed a forced substitute for House Bill 54, a broad tax-and-fee package that contains an income-tax cut, an increased Social Security income exemption and an expansion of the state earned-income tax credit (EITC) to as much as 20 percent.
Senator McKay, sponsor of the conference report, said the substitute includes “the income tax cut,” a higher Social Security exemption and an expanded EITC, and noted the bill also makes food-tax removal contingent upon passage of a constitutional…
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