The Portland City Council and its Bureau of Planning and Sustainability are proposing an ordinance and amendments to the city code establishing a $25 per ton carbon tax. The tax…
Month: November 2020
Oregon Economists Report Stable Revenues in Updated Forecast
State economists with the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released their updated economic and revenue forecast today to a joint virtual meeting of the legislative revenue committees. In September, the…
Unweirding Portland's Targeted Tax Regime
In an article published in Tax Notes State, Nikki Dobay and I explore the practical, legal, and political challenges facing the Portland metro area’s tax regime. In recent years, localities…