Eugene Chamber of Commerce Opposes Tax
Earlier this week the Eugene Chamber of Commerce issued a press release stating their opposition to the proposed Eugene city income tax. Here is an excerpt from the press release:
“The Eugene Area Chamber has a long history of supporting ballot measures to support schools. But after much discussion and careful consideration, its board voted not to support a proposed ordinance that would implement a local income tax to fill budget gaps in 4J and Bethel School District 52.
“The best way to characterize the Chamber’s position on the proposed local income tax is ‘No, not yet,'” Hauser said. “While we understand the concerns and motivation to find additional funding, there are simply too many unknowns at this time for an income tax to be prudent.”
In addition, that while the proposed local income tax could be modified or repealed at any time, it is not known whether the money collected from the proposed income tax would be enough to plug the expected budget gaps, particularly if $7.2 million of the $24 million expected to be collected would need be used to pay the expenses associated with collecting the taxes themselves.“
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