The dramatic expansion of e-commerce has made our existing system obsolete. It requires a new approach and a level playing field. Second, I propose a complete elimination of the sales tax on food. New money collected on remote sales should be used for tax reduction, not bigger government. This way, everyone wins.
Every citizen saves money on bread and butter.
Retail businesses get their level playing field. This adjustment cannot be immediate. It will take several years. But tomorrow I will sign the first executive order of the year 2000, directing the Utah Tax Review Commission to begin preparing this tax reduction and simplification plan for presentation in a future legislative session. Let me turn now to quality of life which encompasses healthy citizens, safe places to live and safe places to learn the ultimate gauge of whether leadership has been visionary or transitory.