Utah’s Legislature is moving forward on tax reform without the trust or support of the public, said Salt Lake County Councilwoman and gubernatorial candidate Aimee Winder Newton.
She said there are elements of the reform plan that are worthy of consideration during next year’s general session. But passing the bill this Thursday in a special session would be “premature," she said, and including an increase in the sales tax on food is not good for the state’s residents.
“I think we’ve got that wrong,” Winder Newton said. “And I think down the road we’ll look back and recognize that wasn’t a good policy for our low- and middle-income families.