New Economic Profile: The Economic Contribution of Washington state's Petroleum Refining Industry in 2015
Today we're publishing a new Economic Profile of Washington's petroleum refining industry, "The Economic Contribution of Washington state's Petroleum Refining Industry in 2015." In brief: Washington's five refineries provide 3.4 percent of the United States' refining capacity. In 2015, the refiners directly provided 2,097 full-time jobs, paying an annual average wage of $126,960. In addition, […]
28th of February 2014
Putting the proposal to tax recycled refinery fuels in context – the exemption makes sense
As we have written, the governor, Senate Democrats and House Democrats have all proposed new or increased taxes (generally characterized as repealing preferences) to fund education. The House and Senate Democratic plans propose …applying the sales tax to bottled water, ending the sales tax exemption for out-of-state residents, taxing recycled fuel (“extracted” or “hog fuel”) […]