俄勒冈 Eugene 11月公投「大企业气候费」：拟向十亿级企业征市内利润2%设清洁能源基金
俄勒冈州 Eugene 市选民将在11月3日投票，决定是否向全美总利润达10亿美元以上、且在 Eugene 市内利润不低于50万美元的大企业，征收其市内利润2%的费用，设立本地清洁能源基金。据 Canary Media 10月20日报道，该措施预计每年可筹集1,500万至3,700万美元，用于可再生能源与能效项目、清洁能源职业培训以及植树等绿色基础设施，并优先惠及低收入和历史上被边缘化的社区；食品杂货、药品、居民垃圾回收和医疗服务利润获豁免。若通过，企业将从2029年起开始缴费。Eugene 此举效仿同州 Portland：Portland 2018年首创同类收费（费率1%），实际筹资远超预期，如今年入近2亿美元，累计已为气候项目筹得10亿美元。该倡议获得逾百个环保组织、工会、本地商家与民选官员支持，包括联邦参议员 Jeff Merkley；Eugene 地区商会、俄勒冈工商界协会等则反对，称其为会推高物价的「隐藏销售税」。本地墨西哥餐馆 Pandita 店主 Amy Winton 表示，希望将来申请基金补助，把店里的燃气设备换成电力设备。（GSM 据 Canary Media 报道）
Eugene, Oregon Voters to Decide 'Big Business Climate Fee': 2% Levy on Billion-Dollar Firms for Clean Energy Fund
Voters in Eugene, Oregon, will decide on November 3 whether to impose a 2% fee on the in-city profits of companies with at least $1 billion in national gross profits and at least $500,000 in profits within Eugene, creating a local clean energy fund. According to Canary Media's October 20 report, the measure is expected to raise $15 million to $37 million per year for renewable-energy and efficiency programs, clean energy job training, and green infrastructure such as tree planting, prioritizing low-income and historically marginalized communities. Profits from groceries, medicines, residential garbage and recycling, and healthcare services are exempt. If it passes, companies would start paying into the fund in 2029. Eugene's proposal follows Portland, Oregon, which pioneered a similar 1% fee in 2018; that fund now raises nearly $200 million a year and has collected $1 billion for climate projects. More than 100 environmental organizations, labor unions, local businesses and elected officials back the Eugene measure, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley. The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce and Oregon Business & Industry oppose it, calling it a 'hidden sales tax' that would raise prices. Amy Winton, owner of the Mexican restaurant Pandita, said she hopes to apply for a grant to switch her restaurant's gas equipment to electric. (GSM, based on Canary Media reporting)
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