Salem workers frustrated by new city income tax: 'The difference between medicine, rent and food'

The Salem City Council passed a payroll tax that will tax all workers who work within city limits.

SALEM, Ore. — Despite opposition from many Salem workers, the Salem City Council approved a payroll tax of Salem workers.

The tax is a .814% tax on earnings of all workers, except for those making minimum wage. For someone making $50,000 a year, the additional tax will cost them around $400.

“I think this tax is not right,” Keizer Resident Tom Rohlfing said.

The tax does not just affect Salem residents, but anyone working within the city.

“What might seem like a small

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