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"I think it's something worth doing," says Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, referring to an effort under way at City Hall to revise the city's Business and Occupation tax code. The move would benefit 4,900 small businesses, but create a $1.4 million hole in the city's general fund in 2011. "It almost seems counterintuitive to do something like this in tough economic times, especially when we are trying to fight for dollars. But I think our small businesses need relief as well." (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Mayor Strickland discusses Tacoma's B&O tax

By Todd Matthews • September 15, 2010 12:00 am

If you own a business in Tacoma, you are familiar with the city’s Business and Occupation (B&O) tax. Enacted by…

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