Oregon basic family budget calculator
Published by Oregon Center for Public Policy How much income do families across Oregon need to get...
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Profitable Corporations Pay No Oregon Income Taxes
State corporate income tax avoidance spans the nation
Read MoreExpiration of Federal Jobless Benefits Will Cost Oregon Jobs
Without congressional action, shortly after Christmas about 21,000 laid-off Oregon workers and their families will lose their federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits.
Read MoreOregon's A Grandly Flawed Bargain
“Grand Bargain” Tax Package Comes with Shrinking Revenue from Tax Subsidy for the 1 Percent and No Jobs
Read MoreWorking But Still Stuck in Poverty
most Oregon families who live in poverty are working families
Read MoreThe World Turns Upside Down for the Tax Credits Committee
The Joint Committee on Tax Credits heard from families, small business people and advocates on the effectiveness of the Oregon Earned Income Tax Credit. The committee even heard from one of its own, Rep. Jason Conger (R-Bend),
Read MoreHow the EITC benefits everyone
Originally published Oregon Center for Public Policy EITC Awareness Day highlights one of the most important federal tax credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit. Hopefully, this day will also draw attention to the need for the...
Read MoreMinimum wage increase for Oregonians means $312 annually
…Oregon minimum-wage workers will enjoy the second highest state minimum wage in the nation. Only the state of Washington will have a higher state minimum wage. Oregon’s northern neighbor, which also automatically increases its minimum wage according to the cost of living, will see its minimum hourly wage rise to $9.19 on January 1.
As of January 1, Oregon will be one of 19 states plus the District of Columbia with a minimum wage above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which is not scheduled to increase.
Oregon Has Second Lowest Tax Rate on New Investments
A newly released corporate-funded study concluded that Oregon had the nation’s second-lowest “effective business tax rate” for new investments among all states and the District of Columbia. Only Maine had a more “competitive” tax structure than Oregon.
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