The City: Seattle, WA
The sales tax: 0.1% to 0.15%
The estimated revenue from the sales tax? $42 million a year
Voter approval required? Yes
Which tax sources were rejected?
- 0.1% sales tax with $60 car tab fees that would have raised $56 million a year
- a 0.2% sales tax was rejected because of the regressive nature of sales taxes
- transportation bonds
- construction impact fees were rejected as the funds are limited to infrastructure
The Stranger | Washington Is Stuck Funding Transit with a Sales Tax