GOP: Dems Overstating WA’s Projected Budget Shortfall as Cover for Higher Taxes

GOP: Dems Overstating WA’s Projected Budget Shortfall as Cover for Higher Taxes

Washington State: (The Center Square) – Republicans in the Washington State Legislature say Democrats are exaggerating the size of the projected four-year operating budget shortfall to justify proposed tax increases. The amount of the shortfall itself is a matter of some debate. In November, the Office of Financial Management indicated the state would be $10 to $12 billion in the hole over the next four years. A month later, then-Gov. Jay Inslee announced that the number had jumped to $16 billion. He said the deficit was even greater than first projected.

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