Budget & Tax Analysis
The Budget and Policy Center measures how our state is doing across budget value areas that include: economic security; education and job readiness; healthy people and communities; and effective and accountable government. And we assess how state revenue is impacting these value areas.
Read our State Budget Analysis for 2025.
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Chart/Graphic Revenue in our state has not kept pace with growth and community needs
Chart/Graphic Washington state’s inequitable tax code over-relies on people with low incomes
Chart/Graphic Snapshot of how WA taxes the wealthiest much less than national average
Chart/Graphic Map: For wealthiest 1%, WA has 8th lowest tax rate in the country
Chart/Graphic Our communities were better funded by the state budget 30 years ago
Fact Sheet How the capital gains tax is funding communities throughout the state
Fact Sheet Statewide geographic analysis of who pays the capital gains tax by legislative district
Blog Post Statement on new estimates for 2024’s capital gains tax revenues