Audit Finds Portland Arts Tax Fails to Deliver on Promises

Willamette Week:

A new city of Portland audit finds the $35-per-adult arts tax fails to live up to the expectations of Portland voters who approved the tax in 2012.

"Funds collected remain below estimates, administrative costs are higher than the required cap, and oversight is fragmented," the July 28 report from Auditor Mary Hull Caballero reads.

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