SALT LAKE CITY — After days of high-stakes negotiations, House and Senate Republican leaders have struck a deal on the state budget.
According to a report from Fox13Now, it means that a lot of big ticket items, including air quality investments, suicide prevention programs and affordable housing initiatives will now be funded.
It was a huge sigh of relief on Capitol Hill for a lot of programs that worried the 2019 legislative session would end without any money for them.
“We will be sending back a bill that funds pretty much everything that the Senate asked for, but not all the ongoing items the Senate asked for. We’ll just be funding them one-time,” said House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville.
That ensures that tax reform takes place in the Utah State Legislature and isn’t just an empty promise. A bill to redo Utah’s tax code, that included a controversial sales tax on services, imploded last week.
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Since then, legislative leaders and the governor have pledged to review the tax code.
“We’re all committed to solve that problem,” said Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton.
Read the full story, with line item breakdown of budget funding here: Fox13Now.com.
Written by BEN WINSLOW, Fox13Now.com
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