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Wash. gov asks for $600M in taxes for deficit
Gov. Chris Gregoire wants a total of $605 million in higher taxes to help fill the state's budget deficit.
Associated Press Writer
Gov. Chris Gregoire wants a total of $605 million in higher taxes to help fill the state's budget deficit.
In a letter to state lawmakers, Gregoire says her top priority was looking for taxes that wouldn't handcuff the fragile economic recovery.
The biggest item in Gregoire's revenue plan is a near-tripling of the tax rate on oil products and other pollutants. It would raise about $148 million.
The Democratic governor also wants a penny-per-ounce tax on bottled water, which would raise about $135 million. She also is asking for taxes on pop, cigarettes, and candy.
Gregoire's plan also would close some tax exemptions and fix state laws to recover money lost in court cases.
The projected deficit for this fiscal year is $2.8 billion.
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