To address an imbalanced revenue structure, Utah lawmakers could ostensibly create a statewide lottery, House Minority Leader Brian King said during a Wednesday evening town hall.
Or, they could begin charging a tourism tax, allow sports gambling or eliminate exemptions that dot the sales tax code “in a Swiss cheese manner," he said.
All these ideas and others should be on the table as state lawmakers consider tax reform, with the understanding that each brings a different set of consequences and benefits, King said during the first in a series of tax-focused town halls hosted by House Democrats.