Gov. Spencer Cox’s new budget proposal for the next fiscal year is roughly equivalent to this past year’s — though the Republican governor said federal funding cuts passed in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will impact Utah’s future spending.

“It’s a little bit tighter budget this year for sure,” Cox told The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board and journalists Tuesday afternoon.

The $30.7 billion proposal officially released Wednesday morning is “flat,” Cox said, compared to the $30.8 billion budget passed by state lawmakers for the current fiscal year.

The latest budget recommendation comes after five years in a row of cuts to state income taxes. And Cox’s proposal is just that: a proposal. The budget is ultimately determined by the Legislature, which will meet early next

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