The Salt Lake Tribune: When the Legislature raised the state gasoline tax last year by about a nickel a gallon, cities and counties were promised it would boost their share of that revenue about 17.5 percent this year — bringing tens of millions of extra dollars.
Many now say they are being shortchanged because of changes in distribution formulas — and some say it is leading them to raise local property taxes. Cities and counties are negotiating possible fixes, and hope that Gov. Gary Herbert calls a special legislative session to address it in October.
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