Corporate Kicker Now Predicted

Chris Lehman, OPB:

On a day when Governor Ted Kulongoski announced $560 million in across-the-board budget cuts, it may seem odd to be talking about the kicker. After all, the kicker tax rebate is only supposed to make an appearance when times are good (or specifically, when times are better-than-expected). Yet state economists said today that despite the state being more than a half-billion dollars in the hole, current projections shows that Oregon corporations are in line for a kicker check next year.

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