Seattle’s City Council unanimously agreed to give major raises to government workers while simultaneously admitting they don’t know how they’ll pay for it.
Seattle’s City Council unanimously agreed to give major raises to government workers while simultaneously admitting they don’t know how they’ll pay for it.
“ will grow the budget deficit that we're anticipating," said Seattle Councilmember Dan Strauss, who sponsored the legislation.Council Central Staff Director Ben Noble reiterated publicly what was seen in internal documents, that the projected budget deficit will grow from $230 million to more than $245 million in 2025, as a result of the agreement.
Yet, Council President Sara Nelson quickly shot that down that idea saying that she and the Mayor have pledged to not increase taxes to get out of the budget shortfall.
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