Local Sales and Use Tax Distributions

March-April 1998 Distributions
for January-February Activity

Table 8

DISTRIBUTIONS  OF  LOCAL  TAXES  ON  RENTAL  CARS

Taxes for Public Facilities and Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
Except for the RTA tax, these rental car taxes apply countywide

                                                                                                  
                                                       MARCH           APRIL        YEAR TO DATE
JURISDICTION (RECEIPTS USED FOR)       TAX RATE    DISTRIBUTIONS   DISTRIBUTIONS    DISTRIBUTIONS
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1.  County Rental Car Taxes (sports facilities or youth/amateur sports)

	Franklin County	                 1.0%	   $  4,086.47	   $  3,712.22	    $ 16,598.85
	King County	                 1.0%	    132,251.44	    124,248.08	     528,118.27
	Pierce County	                 1.0%	      8,984.80	      7,652.40	      33,781.91
	Spokane County	                 1.0%	     15,694.15	     13,656.60	      68,353.63

	State administrative fee		      1,634.71	      1,507.51	       6,541.21

2.  King County Public Facilities District (professional baseball stadium)

	King County	                 2.0%	   $267,037.41	   $248,494.51	  $1,058,710.66

	State administrative fee		      2,688.67	      2,509.91	      10,685.18

3.  Regional Transit Authority (high capacity, rapid transit system)

	RTA rental car tax*	         0.8%	    $58,425.93	   $134,506.40      $487,513.16

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