>Downtown Seattle Association: "Seattle’s JumpStart Tax has jump-...
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Jun 27, 2026
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>Downtown Seattle Association: "Seattle’s JumpStart Tax has jump-started Bellevue’s economy. Not Seattle’s..."
>Seattle Director of Economic Development: "We definitely need to start thinking better about how we really activate our economic development plan beyond the JumpStart and other progressive taxes that we’ve been implementing."
>Amazon: 'We're continuing to move to Bellevue in part because of the JumpStart Tax...'
>Starbucks: 'We are leaving Seattle due to high taxes and a poor business climate...'
>30,000 jobs: GONE since the JumpStart Tax was implemented
Response from Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson:
"We are looking at new revenue options. Nothing is off the table [with the JumpStart Payroll Tax]..."
@hanamkim | @fox13seattle
'New taxes on the table as Mayor Wilson looks to balance budget deficit'
Article: fox13seattle.com/news/new-taxes…
>Seattle Director of Economic Development: "We definitely need to start thinking better about how we really activate our economic development plan beyond the JumpStart and other progressive taxes that we’ve been implementing."
>Amazon: 'We're continuing to move to Bellevue in part because of the JumpStart Tax...'
>Starbucks: 'We are leaving Seattle due to high taxes and a poor business climate...'
>30,000 jobs: GONE since the JumpStart Tax was implemented
Response from Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson:
"We are looking at new revenue options. Nothing is off the table [with the JumpStart Payroll Tax]..."
@hanamkim | @fox13seattle
'New taxes on the table as Mayor Wilson looks to balance budget deficit'
Article: fox13seattle.com/news/new-taxes…
