Too hot to handle
The state portion of the grocery tax has been reduced over the past few years from 4.75 percent to 1.75 percent.
But that's not enough for Linda Hilton and the Utah Poverty Partnership, which met for its annual summit on Saturday.
State surveys have shown that most Utahns support the idea of removing the tax, but the issue is as hot as a habanero at the Legislature. So far, no one is willing to sponsor a bill on the subject for the 2009 session, said Hilton.
But that's not enough for Linda Hilton and the Utah Poverty Partnership, which met for its annual summit on Saturday.
Hilton, director of the Coalition for Religious Communities, and the other advocates would like to see the tax completely eliminated, which would help families stretch their already tight grocery budgets.
State surveys have shown that most Utahns support the idea of removing the tax, but the issue is as hot as a habanero at the Legislature. So far, no one is willing to sponsor a bill on the subject for the 2009 session, said Hilton.
Last year's sponsor, Rep. Larry Willey, a Democrat from West Valley City, took such a beating from the Republican leadership, that he just isn't ready for another round of pummeling, Hilton said.
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