Seattle's Business Taxes Are a Competitiveness Issue
Author: WRC
Originally published on Dec 10, 2007
The increasing suburbanization of employment presents a fiscal challenge to the City of Seattle. The City gets more than one half of its general tax revenue from taxes paid by businesses, and its business tax rates are significantly higher than the rates levied by suburban jurisdictions. These higher tax rates provide a disincentive to locate jobs in the city.
Relevant topics:- Business Climate
- Taxes
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