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.
Most Recent
Fact Sheet Why Washington state has such a big budget shortfall
Blog Post Lawmakers can’t cut their way to economic prosperity in Washington
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