Last week The Seattle Times and Washington State Standard reported the state has received $850 million from Washington’s new state income tax, which tax experts and the IRS say is unconstitutional. It turns out Governor Inslee and lawmakers are taking triple the amount they said they expected to collect.
Senator Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island), Chair of the powerful Senate Ways and Means Committee, was undaunted, saying:
“This kind of windfall, actually surprising revenue increase, could portend receiving more than we thought next year too…”
