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Critic Blasts 'Scare Tactic' Ballot Warning on Washington Tax Repeal
Backers say the warning misstates the measure’s effects because the tax would not generate revenue until 2029, leaving no current program funding to cut.
- Washington Attorney General's Office filed a public investment impact disclosure Friday for Initiative Measure 645, which seeks to repeal the state's 9.9% tax on income over $1,000,000, giving backers until Monday to appeal the language before it appears on November ballots.
- Governor Bob Ferguson signed the income tax into law during the 2026 session, setting implementation for 2028 with revenue collection beginning in 2029, prompting a repeal effort before revenues even flow.
- Budget and Tax Policy Center Director Ryan Frost told The Center Square the impact statement is misleading because "the income tax revenues do not dedicate any revenue to K-12 education, they don't dedicate any revenue to higher education and do not dedicate any revenue to healthcare."
- Let's Go Washington, backing the repeal initiative, said it would release a response Friday to the filing, while income tax supporters and Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad declined to comment.
- With only 5% of revenues designated for Fair Start for Kids and the remainder flowing to the general fund, the Monday appeal deadline will determine final ballot language as Frost contends the warning is inaccurate since the tax doesn't take effect until 2028.
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(The Center Square) - The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has filed the public investment impact disclosure for the initiative that seeks to repeal Washington’s new income tax, which one critic says amounts to "scare tactics."
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Critic blasts 'scare tactic' ballot warning on Washington tax repeal
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has filed the public investment impact disclosure for the initiative that seeks to repeal the state’s new income tax law, which one critic says amounts to "scare tactics."
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