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• Source: Deseret Morning News
• Date: October 29, 2006
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• Bylines: Lee Davidson
• Topics: Tax
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: A Deseret Morning News analysis of State Tax Commission data shows: One of about every seven local governments hiked property taxes this year. That is the highest number of governments increasing taxes at the same time in at least 16 years. More than 500 local governments in Utah (cities, school districts, counties, special districts, etc.) are collecting a record combined total of $1.66 billion this year, or nearly $140 million more than last year. That is about a 9 percent increase.