Utah lawmakers took another step closer to approving a nearly $200 million tax cut this year, including a $160 million across-the-board income tax rate cut, a $25 million nonrefundable earned income tax credit, and a $15 million expansion for the state s Social Security tax credit.
A dozen Democratic lawmakers, advocates \u2014 and one Republican \u2014 huddled in the cold outside of the Utah Capitol to call for a repeal of the state s food tax.
Utah Democrats are pushing bills to repeal Utah’s sales tax on food. But Utah Republican leaders haven’t supported getting rid of the food tax, saying they favor other proposals.