But I want both sides in the tax measures debate to see that the consequences of having no sales tax made each side ... Steve Novick, a Portland political consultant, worked for the "yes" side ...

Portland voters put a 1% sales tax on large retailers – but some consumers ... Becker said the mayor’s office has given no formal response to the association’s memo.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV ... % (which is still not in the top 5 states for income tax). But the state has no sales tax. Exise taxes in Oregon are also relatively low. Cellphone and wireless taxes ...

I really have no idea. It’s kind of unnerving ... already loses half of their high-ticket sales to Portland because of the sales tax.” For years, Washington lawmakers have been eyeing ...

But increasing the sales tax on rental vehicles so much is a little disingenuous. Having the highest taxes on rental cars would make it tough to continue to market Portland as an affordable ... while ...

He spoke broadly about sugary beverage taxes with OPB in February, and said he sees the effects of chronic diseases daily in his outer East Portland ... no mistake; this beverage tax is a sales ...

says a new study that also looked at sales at stores in Portland, which has no such tax. Sales in Portland declined only 10.5%, suggesting sales in Seattle dropped much more than they would have ...

The city of Portland really doesn’t want you to know which companies are paying its new 1% sales tax on large retailers. The Portland Clean Energy Fund collects that tax from retailers with ...

Tax hikes on producers have failed in the past and Oregonians have consistently rejected sales taxes of any sort. © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights ...