▁poor . ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁w age ▁hi ke ▁would ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁counter bal ance ▁to ▁the ▁coming ▁state ▁tax ▁increase ▁for ▁gas ▁and ▁dies el . ▁ ▁The ▁O CP P ▁has ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁debate ▁about ▁Oregon ' s ▁state ▁budget ▁and ▁suggested ▁tax ▁increases ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁help ▁plug ▁budget ▁def ic its . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁state ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Oregon ▁approved ▁two ▁ball ot ▁propos als , ▁Me asure ▁ 6 6 ▁and ▁Me asure ▁ 6 7 , ▁that ▁raised ▁tax es ▁on ▁business es ▁( that ▁make ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ) ▁and ▁households ▁( that ▁make ▁at ▁least ▁$ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ). ▁The ▁O CP P ▁had ▁pushed ▁for ▁these ▁tax ▁increases ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁Oregon ▁was ▁" a ▁template " ▁for ▁other ▁states ▁that ▁were ▁also ▁considering ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tax ▁increases . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Oregon ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁state ▁E arn ed ▁In come ▁Tax ▁Cred it ▁( E IT C ) ▁to ▁help ▁provide ▁tax ▁relief ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁low - in come ▁workers , ▁families , ▁and ▁children . ▁It ▁affili ates ▁with ▁the ▁Center ▁on ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Policy ▁Prior ities . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Ball ot p edia ▁- ▁Oregon ▁Tax ▁Hi ke ▁V ote , ▁Ball ot