Salem voters to decide on controversial payroll tax
Salem voters will make a decision on whether to approve a payroll tax to help bridge the gap city officials have in their budget.
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Salem voters will make a decision on whether to approve a payroll tax to help bridge the gap city officials have in their budget.
Councilor Julie Hoy will bring forth a motion to repeal the employee-paid payroll tax during Monday's Salem City Council meeting.
A referendum on Salem, Oregon's payroll tax will be on the November 2023 Special Election ballot after nearly 13,000 people signed a petition. Salem Mayor Chris Hoy warns that without the tax, city services will be "drastically" reduced.
A referendum petition to send the recently passed Salem payroll tax to voters garnered enough signatures to get on the November ballot.
The petitioner working to refer a payroll tax passed by Salem City Council to voters submitted 10,262 signatures to the city Tuesday.