Article: Panel agrees on bounty of tax breaks.

Byline: Betsy Hammond

Jun. 19--SALEM -- With little debate, the Oregon Senate's tax-writing committee agreed Monday on key elements of a $25 million package of tax breaks for developers of wind farms and biodiesel plants, parents saving for college, filmmakers, builders of energy-efficient homes and a host of others.

They also unveiled a plan to offset most of those tax breaks by raising taxes a bit on wealthy individuals -- couples earning more than $234,600 or singles earning more than $156,400.

Collectively, high-income Oregonians would pay about $9 million a year more in state income taxes because their personal tax credits would shrink by ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!