Article: LTD stays on its route.(Editorials)(The transit district abandons its property tax idea)(Editorial)

Article: Property tax reform should accompany any ...
Tri-State Defender;  February 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... we feel that the payroll tax would make a roll-back on the property tax feasible. Obviously ... scenario assuming a payroll tax is instituted. Should a payroll tax be instituted, we ... that a "flat rate" property tax could be assessed ...

Article: Portland, Ore.-Area Hospitals Rally against Payroll ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Multnomah County. Applying a payroll tax on medical nonprofits is ... offset by money from a new payroll tax of 0.395 percent. The ... nearly $1.1 million in property tax, more than $1.4 million in payroll tax to TriMet and more than ...

Article: [2084] NSW red tape review recommends payroll tax ...
Australasian Business Intelligence;  November 21, 2006 ;     438 words ... ... more closely with other States and Territories to ensure a greater consistency in areas such as payroll tax, workers compensation and property tax. Publication Date: 10 November 2006 NEW SOUTH WALES. INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY TRIBUNAL ...

Article: HOUSE REPUBLICAN $3.3 BILLION TAX RELIEF PROPOSAL WOULD OFFER ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... taxpayers, primarily through $400 property tax rebates to Washingtonians who paid property tax on their primary residence in 2006 ... this proposal provides meaningful property tax relief and payroll tax relief that would increase the income ...

Article: Payroll tax unlikely in Memphis, Tenn., officials ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 19, 2004 ;     700 words ... ... who requested the survey, said a payroll tax is the best way for the city to ... lot fairer than an ad valorem (property) tax," she said. Supporters say the ... council member Tom Marshall said a payroll tax "might send businesses over the ...

Article: Banks, Small Businesses Hit Hard by Nevada's New Payroll ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Goldwater said. "I hated the payroll tax. I still hate the payroll tax. That was the worst that ... increase in the sales tax and property tax, but Democrats opposed raising ... Chamber of Commerce backed the payroll tax, rather than a gross receipts ...

Article: Payroll tax being debated: Huntington council to ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  October 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... West Virginia to pass a payroll tax. City council will ... s eligible to pass a payroll tax. State lawmakers approved ... some sort of increased property tax," said Mark Muchow ... street services. If the payroll tax passes, those services ...