SALT LAKE CITY — A bill is moving through the Legislature that could help solve Utah’s school lunch debt issue.
School lunch debt continues to be a big issue and HB476 strives to make a big dent in the debt without burdening taxpayers. Bill sponsor Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-Salt Lake, wants to add an option to donate to the debt on tax returns.
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“It is an easy place where you can just simply mark a donation from your tax return, for example, or for some new money and you can be sure that it’s going to the right place,” MacPherson said.
MacPherson believes donations could be just as effective in combating student lunch debt as a tax…
