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Lawmakers to STEAL Kicker REFUND by FORCE (HB 1177 hearing)
Senate Bill 1177 TAKES the People's Kicker REFUND
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

 

During last week’s massive pile-up of Legislative Bills to meet the deadline and the roll-out of the $1.9 billion transportation package was a very devious bill to raid the people’s Kicker with Senate Bill 1177.

 

A hearing was held on Senate Bill 1177 in the Senate Committee On Finance and Revenue.

 

Senate Bill 1177 would steal the current Kicker which has amassed over $1.1 billion in over-collected surplus taxes in the current budget cycle. By Oregon Constitutional law, over-collected, surplus tax funds must be returned to taxpayers who paid it. Current estimate has your kicker tax refund at