INFORMATIONAL MEETING

TAPES 6 A-B, 7 A

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Chair Boquist

Calls the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m. For the benefit of the hearing and visually impaired members of the audience, committee members are asked to identify themselves.

ORIENTATION

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Malik

Begins presentation on excise taxes, commonly called “sin taxes.”

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Malik

Slide: Cigarette Tax Rate

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Malik

Slide: Sales and Excise Taxes

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Malik

Slide: Distribution Proportion. Mils is defined as 1/10 of a penny. Each tax rate has a different distribution rate.

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Rep. Butler

Discusses the impact of the temporary 60 cent tax (that has since expired) on local governments. The 60 cent tax was a result of Measure 30.

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Malik

Slide: Cigarette Tax Revenue Forecast

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Rep. Olson

Question about decrease in cigarette sales.

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Malik

Responds that decrease is due to increase in price and older first-time users, meaning a reduction in the amount of users.

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Malik

Slide: Taxed Distributions. Chart shows a projected 63% drop in per capita smoking in 2011; 75 packs per capita—down from 140 packs per capita.

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Butler

Asks if there is a similar graph for other tobacco products.

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Malik

Responds that a chart could be developed, but the data may not be as reliable for other tobacco products.

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Butler

Comments that it would be useful in knowing how much tobacco product is coming from overseas.

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Chair Boquist

Asks if there is significant smuggling of cigarettes into OR, and would there be significant revenue if we reduced that smuggling.

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Malik

Responds that this issue has been taken up by the compliance task force, which is a combination of the Dept. of Revenue, the State Police, and the Judiciary. Perhaps the task force could be invited to speak to this committee.

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Chair Boquist

Requests record to show that 3 committee members are concerned about smuggling issues and the potential revenue that could be recovered for the future.

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Malik

Slide: Price per Pack in Cents

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Malik

Slide: Other Tobacco Products

425

Malik

Slide: Tax on Cigars

435

Malik

Slide: 2003-04 Revenue

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Malik

Slide: Total Tobacco Revenue

TAPE 7 SIDE A

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Malik

Slide: Master Settlement Agreement

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Chair Boquist

Asks about tobacco settlement. If one of the cigarette companies goes bankrupt, then that settlement revenue disappears.

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Malik

Responds that if that should happen, there will be provisions to maintain some of the program, but there will be a reduction.

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Malik

Slide: Estimated Payments

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Malik

Slide: Payments in Millions of Dollars

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Butler

Asks for clarification on OR Opportunity Fund/OHSU debt. Is that to be paid out of the master settlement? Were appropriation credits used from the master settlement agreement to fund the approximately $200 M debt?

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Malik

Responds yes.

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Malik

Slide: Alcoholic Beverages.

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Malik

Slide: Beer Tax Rates. Today’s rate is 8.38 cents per gallon; almost 5 cents per six-pack.

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Malik

Slide: State Rates. OR ranks last among the other states in excise + sales tax rates.

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Malik

Slide: 2003-04 Beer Tax

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Malik

Slide: Beer Tax Revenue. 2004 consumption:

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Malik

Slide: Wine Tax Rates

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Malik

Slide: State Wine Tax Rates. OR ranks in the middle, about 23rd.

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Malik

Slide: 2003-04 Wine Tax Revenue

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Malik

Slide: Wine Tax Revenue

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Rep. Berger

Asks if the number reduction reflects reduction in consumption.

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Malik

Responds yes. Rate of wine tax revenue went up but consumption went down.

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Malik

Slide: OLCC Liquor Markup. The rate today is 106% of costs. Costs change with time based on other factors of operating the liquor stores.

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Malik

Slide: OLCC Sales. The 2003-2004 consumption rate was 1.33 gallons per capita, a reduction of only 8.3%.

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Berger

Clarification of consumption time period: biennium or per year

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Malik

Responds that the time period is per year.

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Malik

Slide: Distribution Formula.

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Malik

Slide: 2003-04 OLCC Revenue. This revenue is the most profitable at $304.4 M.

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Malik

Slide: 2003-04 OLCC Revenue Distributions

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Rep. Esquivel

Asks what a Wine Board is and what is its function..

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Malik

Responds that its purpose is to advertise OR wines, and provide research and marketing for OR wineries.

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Malik

Slide: OLCC Distributions

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Malik

Slide: 911 Emergency Access Tax

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Malik

Slide: 911 Revenue

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Malik

Slide: Fuel Taxes

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Berger

Asks about asking for a rebate on gasoline tax if someone is filling up their lawnmower.

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Malik

Responds that  person may apply for it, but it must be applied through ODOT, not the local gasoline station. The taxes not used for fuel propulsion are used for other purposes, such as the ODOT operation fund. These funds are used for functions not legally allowed to be funded through the highway fund.

TAPE 6 SIDE B

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Malik

Slide: Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Rates

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Malik

Slide: Fuel Tax Revenue (bar graph)

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Malik

Slide:Weight-Mile Taxes

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Butler

Asks whether other states depend on weight-mile taxes as much as OR does.

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Malik

Responds that 5 states have a weight-mile tax.

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Malik

Slide: Weight-Mile Tax Rates

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Malik

Slide: In Lieu Taxes

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Malik

Slide: Weight-Mile Tax Revenue (bar graph)

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Malik

Slide: Transient Lodging Tax

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Malik

Slide: Transient Lodging Tax. Revenue estimates in millions.

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Malik

Slide: Transient Lodging Tax (bar graph)

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Malik

Concludes presentation.

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Chair Boquist

Adjourns meeting at 2:50 p.m.

Tape Log Submitted by:

Reviewed by:

Kristi Bowman, Committee Assistant

Kim Taylor James, Committee Coordinator