The impact of higher cigarette taxes
Jan Teague of the Washington Retail Association had an op-ed in the Everett Herald yesterday on the implications of increasing the state cigarette tax. (Gov. Inslee included an increase in his budget proposal.) Teague writes about the impact on retailers: Cigarettes are also the top revenue generator for many small businesses, accounting for nearly 32 […]
April 10 , 2015 - Emily Makings
Carbon taxation in the offing?
Apparently some form of carbon taxation could still happen this year, despite the fact that it did not make it into either House or Senate budget proposal. It was a main source of revenue in Gov. Inslee’s proposed budget, but the House proposal would increase revenues in different ways. From Crosscut: House Environment Committee chair […]
April 08 , 2015 - Emily Makings
March 23 , 2015 - Kriss Sjoblom
New special report: Carbon Taxation
We have posted a new special report on Gov. Inslee's cap and trade proposal (SHB 1314) and Carbon Washington's carbon tax initiative. The brief can be downloaded through this link.
March 20 , 2015 - Emily Makings
March 13 , 2015 - Kriss Sjoblom
Interstate comparisons of state and local government revenues
The Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) uses four alternative metrics to rank states according to the amount of state and local revenue raised. These four metrics are (1) own source general revenue per capita, (2) taxes per capita, (3) own source general revenue as a percentage of personal income, and (4) taxes as a percentage […]
March 13 , 2015 - Emily Makings
WRC testifies on aerospace tax incentives
Today our president, Lew Moore, testified before the House Committee on Finance regarding HB 2147. Here is his testimony.
March 13 , 2015 - Emily Makings
March 02 , 2015 - Emily Makings
February 20 , 2015 - Kriss Sjoblom
Washington's forecasted revenue growth is better than that of the average state
A recent post at TaxVox (the blog of the Urban Institute/Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center) examines state government revenue forecasts fore fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017. State forecasters expect revenue growth to remain sluggish through fiscal year (FY) 2016 according to an Urban Institute analysis of agency reports. In FY17, states project revenue growth […]