Local Tax Trend: Parking Tax

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July 9, 2015

Seattle has a transportation funding crisis. The mayor has called for $930 million in additional funding.

Two City Council members tried to counter the straight $930mllion levy on property taxes with a funding plan that included:

$600 M levy on property taxes
with a employee hours tax and a commercial parking tax

The move failed, but the creativity in the funding structure should be appreciated.

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