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February 9, 2010

Would pollution tax help state budget?

OLYMPIA (AP) — Environmentalists have begun publicly pushing a major hike in pollution taxes, unveiling a plan to aid the state's recession-hobbled budget by raising about $225 million a year, mostly from oil refineries.

It's a tantalizing possibility for the Democrat-led Legislature, which is trying to find ways to patch a $2.6 billion budget deficit without cutting too deeply into education, health care and social service programs.


 
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