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Budget committee
wants specialist cut
SALEM
A budget subcommittee is
recommending that the Depart
ment of Economc Development
lose its motion picture specialist
despite Gov Vic Atiyeh s propo
sal to spare the agency any cuts
The same panel agreed Thurs
day with the governor that the
Oregon State Police budget
should not be cut The governor s
proposal to add troopers to toe
agency through use of public
utility funds is before a separate
subcommittee
Another budget panel en
dorsed a plan to spare the Oregon
Government Ethics Commission
from budget cuts But the sub
committee rejected Atiyeh s
proposal to add funds to the
agency to increase its investiga
tive abifty
The ful Ways and Means Com
mittee may start acting on budget
recommendations today The
Legskature begins its special ses
sion Monday with the goal of
combining budget cuts and pos
sible tax hikes to prevent a
projected $237 million state
deficit
The Department of Economic
Deveiopment s motion picture
specialist Warren Merrill. works
to attract film companies to
Oregon Cutting the position and
related service and supplies
would save an estimated
$73,548
“Business m the motion picture
industry is bad the same as in
timber, said Rep Max Swnpson.
D-Saker. “There is no activity m
Oregon and they may not make a
picture here no matter how much
we spend on advertisemen ts
Aid to veterans
saved from cuts
SALEM
Oregon veterans m need of ex
tra help for their education wifi stilt
be able to get state aid if a budget
recommendation is approved
A Ways and Means subcom
mittee Thursday agreed with Gov
Vic Atiyeh s decision not to cut
the Department of Veterans Af
fairs educational aid program
Department Director Staryl
Austin said the $77,786 in the
program worfcs out to an average
monthly payment of $35 for par
ticipating veterans
He sa»d the money is used by
veterans who have exhausted
their federal education benefits
While $35 may not go far
toward an education today Aus
tin said the money is a genenal
stipend that can help veterans
with related costs
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He said 68 veterans currentty
receive aid through the program
He said most of them attend Port
land State University or Mount
Hood Community College
The subcommittee decision if
upheld by the full Ways and
Means Committee and Legisla
ture. means the Department of
Veterans Affairs will suffer no cut
during the special session Except
for the education aid the rest of
the department's funds come
from its home and farm loan pro
gram
Democrats favor
income tax increase
SALEM
The prospect of raising mcome
taxes appeared to pick up support
Thursday among Democratic
lawmakers who'll control next
week s special legislative session
House and Senate revenue
committees scheduled final pre
session meetings today to review
drafts of bills that will be in
troduced as the session convenes
Monday
Gov Vic Atiyeh called the 90
legislators into session to deal
with a projected S237 million
budget deficit caused by plum
meting forecasts of income tax
collections
There is heavy resistance
among the Democratic majority to
the 10 percent spending cuts
proposed by the Republican chef
executive
The chairman of the House
Revenue Committee said Thurs
day there is increased sentiment
for personal and corporate tax
boosts rather than a cut in
property tax rebel to avoid budget
cuts as deep as the governor s
Rep Bill Grannell, D-North
Bend also said a Ml to change
the Wat 7 5 percent corporate in
come tax rate to a graduated rate
scale will be introduced and has
an excellent chance of pas
sage
Grannell said the measure
would result m a net revenue in
crease of $14 million to the state
by taxing wealthy corporations
more heavily
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