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said
Hallock said (lint in th«< fall of 1W0 homeowners
finally said no" toescalating property taxes by vot
ing "ves" on Measure 5.
According to statistics c ompiled by the state
Office of Rcivc'iioe and Fmanoo. the overall tax bur
den on businesses, which includes all stale and
local taxes and fees, has dec teased from 49.H per
cent in fisc al year 1978-79 to 42.3 percent in 1991
92.
The burden on households has risen from 50.2
percent in 1978-79 to 57.7 percent in 1991-92
The overall tax burden in the state has been
steadily shifting from businesses to households
Hut when Oregonians voted for Measure 5. did
they understand how funds would tie alloc ated to
make up for the revenue loss?
CJov Barbara Roberts, who was elected «s Mea
sure 5 passed, tried in the fall of 1991 to inform peo
ple about the consequences of the measure
Roberts organized a statewide disc ussion called
"A Conversation with Oregon." which included
10,000 voters Through the use of Kd-Net. Roberts
conducted .12 telecast sessions in whic h she spoke
w ith Oregonians about their c on corns and informed
them about what Measure 5 meant for the state.
Polling information gathered by a team of Uni
versity fac ulty before and after the "conversation"
reveals low voter comprehension of the impac t that
Measure 5 would have on the state budget
Prior to the disc ussions. 9 percent of voters knew
the percentoge of the state (amend Fund that would
la- going to public sc hools under Measure 5.
After the disc ussions. only 21 percent of the par
ticipants understood the figures
Five percent of non-partic ipanls knew the < or
rect perc entage
Oregonians might have been misled by infor
illation in the voter's pamphlet that said the state
General Fund would cover the loss in property tax
revenue
Measure 5 guarantee's that the state replace lost
projHTtv tax revenues, hut the state is not obligat
ed to maintain its current level of general aid to
sc hools The state c an reduc e school funding to bal
ance the budget
Basic, and higher educ ation is funded primarily
by property tax revenue The General Fund, which
generates most of its revenue by levying income
taxes, funds educ ation, human resotirc es and pub
lic: safety
The state does not have the money to maintain
servic es at the same level as before Measure 5 and
at the same time pay out larger and larger chunks
of money to schools.
Prior to Measure 5. voters would approve a tax
The state does not have the
money to maintain services at
the same level as before
Measure 5 and at the same
time pay out larger and larger
chunks of money to schools.
hast* (hat determined the amount of revenue the
government was authorized to raise This system,
railed a levy-based system, provided Oregonians
xvith the opportunity to determine what their needs
were
Measure ^.limited the rate of taxation. The rale
is determined in dollars per thousand on assessed
value of property.
Therefore, the system was changed from a levy
based property taxation to rate-based property tax
ation.
As a result of Measure 5. the University suffered
a $11) million budget cut during the 1991-93 bien
nium These i uts forced the elimination of more
than 20 programs, 225 positions and the closure of
the College of Human Development and Perfor
mance Tuition has increased 3H percent during the
biennium.
And the worst is yet to come.
Kven if the Oregon Legislature comes up with a
tax proposal and gets it on the ballot to put before
voters in the fall, the second round of budget cuts
for the 1993-95 biennium will likely go into effect.
The University budget will be reduced by $15.25
million for the 1993-95 biennium, according to sta
tistics from the University's vice provost's office.
Administrative and support services will take the
biggest hit in this second wave of cuts. They wore
cut by $H50.()()() during the past two years and are
slated to be slashed by Sti.74 million in the next
biennium.
Administrative and support services include the
University's registrar's office, student advising,
financial aid office and building and grounds main
tenance.
tints in administrative services were chosen over
elimination of programs and faculty.
Tuition will rise another 7 percent next year for
undergraduates, bringing the grand total to more
than S970 per term for Oregon residents.
According to the registrar's office, those numbers
may lie conservative estimates because they do not
include ASUO incidental fees and other fees that
may be incurred.
Graduate students will see a 15 percent tuition
hike next year
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