Chris Blount
01-26-04, 07:04 AM
Last week, the Utah state House of Representatives voted to repeal a months-old sales tax on cable and satellite TV.
The bill moves to the Senate, but it could be a long time before senators take up the measure. The House bill will sit on the Senate calendar until the final days of the 2004 legislative session, allowing lawmakers to determine if they need the $14 million in revenue the tax could bring to the state budget, observers said.
The controversial tax has been under the legislative ax for some time. Last summer, the Utah Tax Commission ruled that federal law doesn't allow local entities to impose a tax on satellite TV, a provision that was part of the original cable/satellite tax law.
House Majority Leader Greg Curtis sponsored the measure to repeal the cable/satellite tax.
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The bill moves to the Senate, but it could be a long time before senators take up the measure. The House bill will sit on the Senate calendar until the final days of the 2004 legislative session, allowing lawmakers to determine if they need the $14 million in revenue the tax could bring to the state budget, observers said.
The controversial tax has been under the legislative ax for some time. Last summer, the Utah Tax Commission ruled that federal law doesn't allow local entities to impose a tax on satellite TV, a provision that was part of the original cable/satellite tax law.
House Majority Leader Greg Curtis sponsored the measure to repeal the cable/satellite tax.
http://www.skyreport.com (used with permission)