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Businesses Now Carry 68% of Seattle’s $2.8B Tax Bill as City Sheds 24,000 Jobs, DSA-Chamber Study Finds
A new ECOnorthwest analysis commissioned by the Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce finds the city’s tax collections have...
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Seattle Economic Development Chief Signals Retreat From JumpStart Tax Expansion as Downtown Vacancy Tops 30%
Seattle's new economic development director, Beto Yarce, says the city is exploring revenue options other than expanding its JumpStart payroll tax, even as...
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Downtown Seattle Association Report Blames JumpStart Payroll Tax for Downtown’s Decline as Backers Defend $388MM Revenue Engine
A new Downtown Seattle Association report argues that Seattle's five-year-old JumpStart payroll tax has helped push jobs, employers and office value across Lake...
