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Amazon Backlash Spurs Seattle City Council to Repeal 'Head Tax' Just Weeks After Approving It
Governing: In a stunning reversal without parallel in Seattle's recent political history, the City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to repeal a controversial head tax on large employers like Amazon.
Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to sign the repeal into law.
The vote, ending a raucous special meeting called by Council President Bruce Harrell, came less than a month after the council voted 9-0 to approve the tax of $275 per employee, per year to help fund housing and services for homeless people.
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