| Excerpt: | The Court voted 7-2 in favor of finding that Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096 (the law that created the capital gains tax) is indeed an excise tax. The majority opinion, authored by Associate Justice Debra L. Stephens, also rejected the Quinn plaintiffs' other arguments, affirming the law's constitutionality. |
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| Published at: | 10:37 AM on Friday, March 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Litigation |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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A roundup of reaction to the Supreme Court’s Quinn ruling upholding WA’s capital gains tax