HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

OReGO update: It pays!

Written July 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Well, this OReGo program could be a money maker — for me, if not for the state. And by “money” I mean a few pennies or fractions of pennies.


Try this new way to pay for roads

Written May 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

If you drive a heavy pickup, here’s your chance to save a few pennies on Oregon road tax: Try to sign up for “OReGo,” the road usage charge program. You can’t actually sign up yet, but at www.myOReGO.org you can get on the list of vehicle owners interested in volunteering for the program when it […]


Tax break for the smell of fries

Written January 30th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Buying fuel at an Albany gas station, a customer made a point of mentioning that at a Lebanon station, he could get diesel for 30 cents a gallon less. That’s right, he could. The reason is that the state does not collect its 30-cent tax on fuel that contains at least 20 percent of “biodiesel” […]


 
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