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March 31, 2008 4:31 PM
Governor gives newspapers a break
Posted by David Postman
Washington newspapers won a tax cut today. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed House Bill 2585 into law. That extends an existing tax break on advertising to online ad sales as well.
This will cut newspaper taxes by $946,000 in the coming year and then by $2.7 million for the next two-year budget cycle. It is set to expire after that. Someone remind me in 2011 to check and see if the newspaper lobbyists are able to make this temporary cut permanent.
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