03.28.2013 |
Washington’s legislature must adopt a budget for the two year period
beginning in July 2013. Our elected leaders can improve K-12 education,
expand access to early learning and higher education, and protect
basic public health and safety by: 1) Raising the Business and Occupation
tax rate for services from 1.5% to 2.5%, and 2) Ending tax breaks
that are outmoded or of
UPDATED
11.27.2012 | Where does state revenue come from, and how is
it spent? Why does Washington face budget deficits - and how big
have budget cuts really been? Get answers to these and other important
budget and tax policy questions in this convenient fact sheet.
10.01.2012
| Washington’s tax structure is out of step with today’s economy. It was designed in the 1930s when agriculture, extractive industries, and manufacturing were the drivers of economic growth and wealth. With each passing year the gap grows wider between the revenues our tax system generates and the services state residents and businesses need.
UPDATED 02.14.2012
| This brief lists, in detail, $2 billion
in annual state revenue that could be raised
by asking the wealthiest corporations and people
to pay their fair share,
ending tax preferences for big banks and and commercial farms, and
updating our tax code to reflect our 21st century economy.
01.09.2012
| Where does state revenue come from, and how is it spent? Why does
Washington face budget deficits - and how big have budget cuts really
been? Get answers to these and other important budget and tax policy
questions in this convenient sheet.
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