WA House Dem. budget plan puts tax on candy, bottled water (KING5 Seattle)

1 March 2010, 12:13 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. - State House Democrats want to raise about $760 million in taxes by closing a long list of exemptions and collecting more money from smokers, banks, lawyers and accountants. It's the latest of three competing tax proposals floated by state leaders as they try to balance a $2.8 billion budget deficit. The House's five-part plan is heavy on closing tax exemptions. That includes ...... Read More »

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