In a special legislative session called by Gov. Gary Herbert recently, our elected officials decided to package a tax hike under the guise of a tax break, and now they’re patting themselves on the back for it.
Those of us in economically depressed and rural parts of the state are going to feel the brunt of the burden once again. And what’s worse? We’ll probably re-elect the people who did it to us.
In short, the new code amounts to an income tax break of less than half a percent, meaning the average household in rural Utah will keep about $150 more next year than they did in 2019.