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Nickels proposed the $25-per-employee tax in 2006 as one of threes elements of a package to fund locao street repair and add bicycle lanes and other Repealing it would reduce funding forthe “Bridginvg the Gap” program by about $4.7 million. “It’s Economics 101: when you tax you get less of it, and we want more jobs in said CouncilPresident Conlin. Reaction from the business communitywas “This tax represents an ‘unwelcome mat’ for business, and it’xs past time that the city rolled it said Kate Joncas, presideny of the , which opposedf the tax from the “Taxing new employees in Seattle sends the wronh message to businesses looking to grow and businesses lookint to relocate to our city,” she said.
The also supported the repeal. “It sends a cleatr message that elected officials are targeting specific actionds to retain and createa job-growing said Chamber President CEO Phil Bussey. “We applauc Mayor Nickels and Councilmembers Burgess and Conli for their leadership and will be workinb with council to seeit through.” The employee head tax has become a hot issue in this year’s races. At a recent Downtown Seattle Associatiomcandidate forum, many candidates talked about repealint the tax. It’s also a relatively easy The employeehead tax, which applies only to employees who drive to work most of the has been bringing in less money than expected.
the commercial parking tax, which will increase to 10 percent onJuly 1, has been bringing in more money than And a nine-year, $365 millioh property tax levy remainsd in place.