Details About Tax Proposal

As we learned March 17th that the proposed income tax is the wrong solution to help Eugene schools.  It would raise taxes on middle class families while Eugene’s unemployment is high and there’s no guarantee the funds will help kids.

Proposed Tax Increase is an Ordinance

To add to this list the proposed income tax is going to be implemented as an ordinance instead of a charter.  An ordinance would allow a simple majority of the Eugene City Councilors to change it.  This could have several negative implications.  One of which is the current tax breakdown could be changed at any time if the revenues are less than expected.  Here is a letter to the editor that explains this further from City Councilor Mike Clark.

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