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GOP leaders warn circulated income-tax draft would hit small businesses and deepen affordability crisis
Summary
Senate and House Republican leaders said affordability is the caucus priority and warned a draft income-tax circulated to business groups would function as a small-business tax, risk capital investment in housing and worsen affordability statewide.
Senate Republican leader Senator Braun and House Republican Representative Stokesberry used a weekly leadership availability to make affordability their opening message and to sound alarms about a draft income‑tax proposal circulating among business groups.
"Top issue with Washingtonians ... is still affordability, affordability, affordability," Senator Braun said, arguing that lawmakers must evaluate bills by how they affect "the ability of folks in Washington to afford food, gas, housing, childcare, health care." He said a copy…
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