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
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Blog Post Three Reasons Why a New Tax Break for Manufacturers Is Bad for Washington State
Blog Post Last-Minute, Makeshift Budget Misses Opportunity to Fix Upside-Down Tax Code
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