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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson supports exploring a new income tax, specifically a 9.9% tax on those earning over $1 million, aiming to overhaul the state's regressive tax system and fund public services, despite historical rejection and legal challenges.
The G7 nations have agreed to exclude American companies from penalties related to a 2021 global minimum tax and will implement a 'side-by-side' tax system, easing international tax tensions and avoiding a potential tax war, with the US dropping its opposition to certain tax measures.
A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Minnesota as having the most progressive tax system among U.S. states, with the lowest tax burden on lower and middle-class households relative to the wealthy. Minnesota's steeply progressive income tax and recent measures such as higher taxes on corporations and wealthy residents, along with larger tax credits for low-income families, have contributed to this ranking. However, the state increased sales taxes, which are regressive, to fund housing and transit. While Minnesota's tax system is the least regressive among states, it still falls short compared to other states with extremely regressive tax systems.