Seattle Mayor proposes doubling transit sales tax to 0.3% for bus and streetcar funding
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Stephen Howie
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Summary
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has proposed doubling the city's transit sales tax from 0.15% to 0.3% (30 cents per $100 purchase) to fund bus service, streetcars, and free ORCA cards. The 10-year Seattle Transit Measure will go before voters this fall. The previous transit ballot measure passed six years ago with over 80% voter approval.
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The proposed 10-year Seattle Transit Measure would increase the transit portion of the city's sales tax from 0.15% to 0.3%, or 30 cents for every $100 purchase.
The previous transit ballot measure was overwhelmingly approved six years ago by just over 80% of Seattle voters.
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