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Washington Ban on Increasing Sales Tax Rates Initiative (ITL) (2016)
| Washington Ban on Increasing Sales Tax Rates Initiative | |
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| Type | Statute |
| Topic | Taxes |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Ban on Increasing Sales Tax Rates Initiative was n state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016. Signatures were not filed by December 31, 2015, and the initiative did not appear on the ballot.
The initiative would have prohibited state and local governments from increasing the sales and use tax.[1]
Text of measure
Initiative 755
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 755 concerns state and local sales and use taxes.
This measure would provide that state and local sales and use taxes cannot be increased above current rates. It would eliminate certain regional transportation taxes and lower rates of other regional transit taxes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would provide that state and local governments may not increase sales and use tax rates above currently existing rates. The measure states that “increased” does not include growing tax revenues from increased sales volumes from economic growth. The measure would also eliminate certain regional transportation taxes and lower the rates of other regional transit taxes.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Initiative 758
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 758 concerns state and local taxes.
This measure would prohibit increases in state and local sales and use tax rates after the measure takes effect. It would eliminate certain regional transportation taxes and lower certain regional transit tax rates. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would provide that state and local governments may not increase sales and use tax rates after January 1, 2016. The measure states that “increased” does not include growing tax revenues from increased sales volumes from economic growth. The measure would also eliminate certain regional transportation taxes and lower certain regional transit tax rates.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Initiative 763
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 763 concerns state and local sales and use taxes.
This measure would provide that state and local sales and use tax rates cannot be increased above the rates in place on the date the measure takes effect. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would provide that state and local sales and use tax rates cannot be increased above the rates in place on the date the measure takes effect. Any rate increase imposed after January 1, 2016, would expire on the date this measure takes effect. The measure states that the prohibited increase in tax rates does not include growing state and local sales and use tax revenues due to increased sales volumes from economic growth.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Initiative 784
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 784 concerns state and local sales and use taxes.
This measure would prohibit state and local sales and use tax increases above the rates in place on the date the measure takes effect and would terminate rate increases imposed in 2016. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would provide that state and local sales and use tax rates cannot be increased above the rates in place on the date the measure takes effect. Any rate increase imposed after January 1, 2016, would expire on the date this measure takes effect. The measure states that the prohibited increase in tax rates does not include growing state and local sales and use tax revenues due to increased sales volumes from economic growth.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures per version. If certified, initiatives to the legislature would have been sent to the state House and Senate for consideration. The Legislature would have chosen whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2016 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2015," accessed January 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Backers of initiatives say they’ve got enough signatures for ballot," December 30, 2015
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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