For immediate release: June 16, 2020

Media contact: Alicia Teel

(206) 389?7262 aliciat@seattlechamber.com HAM 

Twitter: @seattlechamber
Facebook: [seattlebusiness

 

Media Statement

Statement on New Revenue Proposal from CM Teresa Mosqueda

?Our region is in severe economic shock. We need leaders to focus on an equitable and
inclusive economic recovery that gets businesses back open and people back to work.?

?It?s still not clear how long impacts like job losses are going to last, and many businesses in
Seattle and throughout our region are not in the same place they were at the start of the
year. Policy proposals should reflect that reality. This conversation about public budgets and
revenues is bigger than just Seattle and should happen at the state level. A new city tax on
businesses at this moment will not help economic recovery,? said Alicia Teel, spokesperson
for the Chamber.



About the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

 

The Seattle Metropolitan (Seattle Metro) Chamber of Commerce is the regional business advocacy organization
that that helps our members thrive in an equitable and inclusive regional economy. Founded in 1882 by local
business leaders, the Chamber today is an independent organization representing a regional workforce of
approximately 750,000. For more information, visit