Utah’s state and local tax burden decreased significantly in recent years — and is at its lowest point in a quarter century, according to a Utah Foundation report released Tuesday.
It looked at data from 1993 through 2016 (the most current available) and calculated how much state and local governments spend as a percentage of overall personal income.
Utah’s tax burden in 2016 was $103.86 per $1,000 of personal income. About a decade earlier, in 2007, it was $126.71 per $1,000.
The report found that back in 2003 and 2004, Utah had the sixth highest tax burden among the states. But by 2016, that had fallen to No. 31.
The report said a main reason for the change is that “Utah’s personal income is growing faster than tax revenues.”
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