Mayor decides now isn't the time for a bag tax

Mayor decides now isn't the time for a bag tax

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Story Published: Feb 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 4, 2009 at 7:52 PM PST

By KATU.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. - Mayor Sam Adams says our struggling economy is leading him to forget his idea of taxing grocery bags.

The mayor wanted to charge 5 to 20 cents per plastic or paper bag to encourage shoppers to use reusable cloth sacks.

Adams now says that with the economy the way it is, this is not the time to add a new tax.

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