Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2010 > April > 14 > Value-added tax: the only increase that just might fly

Value-added tax: the only increase that just might fly

By Carolyn Lochhead / The Bulletin
April 14, 2010

WASHINGTON — Americans this week might be filing the lowest taxes they will ever see again.

Experts say big tax hikes are inevitable, likely a European-style value-added tax, which resembles a sales tax on steroids.

Paul Volcker, an economic adviser to President Barack Obama, let the VAT cat out....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.