Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has expressed concern that Multnomah County’s Preschool for All tax may be the reason why high-income residents are leaving the Portland area.
Multnomah Chair Argues Concerns Rely on Old Data
However, County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, says the Governor is basing her concerns on outdated tax information.
Kotek based a letter expressing her concern on a report that stated that Portland had lost more than 1,700 taxpayers since 2021. The Governor’s letter said data indicated a decline of nearly $55 million in tax revenue from top taxpayers collected between 2021 and 2024 in Multnomah County.
Vega Pederson says Kotek used outdated data on Preschool for All tax filers in the 2023 tax year. According to more recent data, there was an increase of 5,429 tax filers between 2021 and 2023…