| Table
8 SUMMARY OF LOCAL SALES/USE TAX DISTRIBUTIONS Calendar Year 1998 |
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Local Tax Type |
Possible Rates |
# of Levying Jurisdictions (as of 1/99) |
Amount Distributed |
| City/County: Basic | |||
| Cities | 0.50% | 278 | $281,816,313 |
| Counties | 0.50% | 39 |
114,175,123 |
| City/County: Optional | |||
| Cities | 0.1 - 0.5% | 268 | 270,795,311 |
| Counties | 0.1 - 0.5% | 36 | 114,570,285 |
| Transportation | 0.1 - 0.6% | 23 | 334,984,726 |
| Criminal Justice | 0.10% | 25* | 69,483,674 |
| Public Facilities | 0.10% | 1 | 5,220,153 |
| High Capacity Transit (RTA) | 0.1 - 1.0%(0.4%) | 1 | 178,184,670 |
| Juvenile Correctional Facilities | 0.10% | 9 | 18,762,264 |
| King County (baseball stadium) | 0.02% | 1 | 5,661,823 |
| King County (football stadium) | 0.02% | 1 | 5,291,743 |
| King County Food and Beverage Tax | 0.50% | 1 | 12,671,068 |
| Distressed Counties | 0.04% | 22 | 1,815,435 |
| TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | $1,413,432,588 | ||
| * Counties levy the tax; receipts are shared with a total of 200 cities. | |||
Last Updated on 5/17/99
By Department of Revenue