Media Advisory
For Planning Purposes Only
Contact Information
Callie Craighead
callie.craighead@seattle.gov
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: THIS AFTERNOON: Mayor Harrell to Sign Legislation to Send Small Business Tax Relief and Revenue Proposal to Seattle Voters
Seattle – Should the City Council pass legislation to restructure the City’s Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on Monday afternoon, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8, Citywide) will hold a bill signing ceremony to send the proposal to Seattle voters for consideration on the November 2025 ballot.
Announced in June, the proposal will lower city taxes for approximately 90% of Seattle businesses that currently pay the B&O tax and raise needed new progressive revenue to protect funding to essential services and programs threatened by the Trump administration. These include investments in housing vouchers and shelter, food and nutrition access, services for survivors of gender-based violence, and more.
Press interested in attending must RSVP callie.craighead@seattle.gov. Those unable to attend in person can watch a recording online after the event via the Seattle Channel here.
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4 p.m., Monday, August 4, 2025 (start time may shift later based on when the Council meeting ends)
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Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Small business owners and community leaders
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Bill signing for legislation to restructure Seattle’s Business & Occupation Tax
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