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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 21 > Higher taxes, new fees may be on the way

Higher taxes, new fees may be on the way

Lawmakers weigh array of increases to help with deficit in general fund

By Nick Budnick / The Bulletin
April 21, 2009

SALEM — Lawmakers are considering an array of new fees and taxes as they try to shrink an estimated $4.4 billion hole in the state’s general fund budget.

The big-ticket items under discussion are a gas tax as well an increase in income taxes for corporations and the....

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