WA House approves $680M in tax hikes (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)

9 March 2010, 7:20 am

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington state House has approved a tax package that raises roughly $680 million to help balance the state budget. The House approved the tax package on a 52-45 vote early Tuesday morning. The plan does not include a general sales tax. But it does expand the sales tax to bottled water, candy and gum, elective cosmetic surgery and custom software. The House also wants ...... Read More »

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