Fiscal Policy Analyst Matthew Weinstein said survey data from the Utah Foundation show that 74% of Utahns oppose cutting taxes further and are ready and willing to pay higher taxes to help solve the state’s current challenges in areas like education, air quality and transportation.
Weinstein said the finding was consistent with a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll conducted prior to the economic slowdown and school closures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as legislative leaders were contemplating income tax cuts during the 2020 General Session.
The poll found that only 10% of Utahns wanted to see surplus state income tax revenues used for a tax cut. The poll was conducted Feb. 24-March 1 by independent pollster Scott Rasmussen of 1,000 registered Utah voters.
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