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DC Lawmakers Focus on Business, Wealth Taxes in Budget Hearing

DC lawmakers held a marathon hearing Friday to debate different revenue raisers to fill a projected $700 million budget gap next year, but most focused on measures to implement a business activity tax and wealth tax.

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