(OLYMPIA, Wash.) – Legislative Democrats plan to use a combination of tax hikes and budget cuts to close the state’s multi-billion-dollar gap, but not all the details have been released. We do know that a wealth tax, and a tax on salaries at large corporations are part of the proposal, but full details won’t be available until Monday. This sets up a showdown with Governor Ferguson who has said of the crisis: “We’re not going to tax our way out of this.”
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