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A motion brought forth to repeal a payroll tax before it went to voters failed during Monday's Salem City Council meeting. The failure means the issue will be on the ballot in a special election this November.
The Oregon Business & Industry, a statewide chamber of commerce and trade association, launched an effort on Friday to refer Salem's recently adopted payroll tax to voters.