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April 9th, 2010Gregoire seeks taxes on soda, candy, cigarettes to plug budget hole
March 2nd, 2010Prices of bottled water, soda pop and candy could climb this summer to help lift the state out of its deep budget hole.
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire wants to tax bottled water
March 2nd, 2010One of the ideas of Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire is to tax bottled water.
Gregoire: Raise taxes on bottled water, pop, cigs
March 2nd, 2010Higher taxes on things like bottled water, pop, cigarettes and candy are part of Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposal to raise more than $600 million to help avoid large cuts to education and social services.
Beverage tax could cost good-paying jobs
March 2nd, 2010Harbor Pacific Bottling, Inc., which my father started in 1957, is home to 45 hard-working employees, including many who have been with the company for decades.
Tax on beverages will mean layoffs
February 28th, 2010Corwin Beverage Company, which our family started in 1941, is home to 115 hard-working employees, many of whom have been with the company for decades.
Governor’s ’sin tax’ proposals not playing well in Bellevue
February 26th, 2010Gov. Christine Gregoire isn’t hearing much support these days from Bellevue for the tax on soda and bottled water she proposed to help close the state budget deficit.
Bottlers say tax hike unfairly targets one industry
February 26th, 2010Washington state’s beverage industry claims its being unfairly singled out by the proposed 1-cent-per-ounce tax on carbonated drinks and bottled water.
Washington’s budget plan could well be Idaho’s gain
February 25th, 2010Some left-leaning think tanks contend that tax increases will have the happy effect of stimulating economic growth.
Reject broad sales tax hike
February 25th, 2010The decision has been made to raise taxes as part of the solution to the state’s $2.8 billion budget shortfall.
