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It looks like Governor Huntsman will be calling the legislature into special session in a couple of weeks to enact his touted dual track income tax proposal . . . and to provide Utah taxpayers a small tax cut.
It would be a shame if a vital transit sales tax proposal isn't also part of the session!
A handful of senators, reportedly, are balking at the idea of enacting legislation that would make it possible for voters in November to decide the fate of a proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase to fund mass transit expansion and other essential transportation projects.
KSL urges those reluctant senators to get on board!
Honestly, what's wrong with giving voters the opportunity to have a direct say in the sales tax proposal? Besides, the timing is critical. The transportation needs won't disappear. Any delay in finding a way to pay for them will eventually cost taxpayers millions, if not billions more.
In KSL's view, the transit tax proposal ought to be the priority of the special session. Lawmakers have a window of opportunity to do something truly significant for the future of the state. Indeed, enacting a token tax cut and approving the governor's dual tax system are secondary to this other most timely and vital proposition.
