WA Senate passes transportation package that would hike state gas tax by 6 cents
Washington state drivers would pay more at the pump if the state Senate gets its way. The Legislature’s upper chamber on ...
WA Senate passes $78.5 billion operating budget, including major tax increases
Democrats in the Washington State Senate passed a $78.5 billion operating budget on Saturday that Republicans say relies on ...
‘Zombie tax increases’: GOP rep derides WA Senate Dems’ $78.5B budget proposal
Democrats in the Washington State Senate on Monday released a proposed $78.5 billion operating budget for the 2025-2027 ...
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Washington lawmakers propose gas tax hike as part of transportation budget
The last time Washington increased its gas tax was in 2016, with a 4.9-cent hike. Under the Senate plan, 0.3% of the state sales tax would be shifted to the transportation budget. Other new ...
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WA bill would put gas tax, vehicle fee increases on automatic pilot
(The Center Square) – Washington state ... In addition to a state gas tax increase, HB 2043 also does the following: Increases the additional state retail sales and use tax rate applied to ...
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Senate Democrats unveil 5-part tax plan to solve WA’s multi-billion-dollar budget problem
The Washington ... sales taxes, bringing the net tax increase to $17 billion over four years. The estimated maintenance-level deficit over that time frame is $8.7 billion, the council says. State ...
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Senate Democrats propose more taxes on the wealthy to overhaul Washington's budget
This would eat from the state's budget at a rate of $1.3 billion a year. Under the proposal, sales tax would be reduced from 6.5% to 6%. In their proposal, Senate Dems cited Washington's ...
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Tax the rich, cut sales tax: WA Democrats gear up for budget talks
Washington’s Democratic ... separate proposals that would boost taxes on wealthy people and companies, give local governments more options to raise property taxes, end some tax exemptions, and cut the ...