OLYMPIA – Hold on to your six-packs: Democratic lawmakers are considering a tax increase on mass-market beer , betting that suds drinkers won’t mind paying a little more to bail out a busted state budget. The idea surfaced publicly Monday as part of a new tax proposal from the state Senate, which is negotiating a budget-balancing plan with the House and Gov. Chris Gregoire.

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Lawmakers eye higher beer tax – Tue, 06 Apr 2010 PST

Hold on to your six-packs: Democratic lawmakers are considering a tax increase on mass-market beer , betting that suds drinkers won’t mind paying a little more to bail out a busted state budget.

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Wash. lawmakers eye higher beer tax to help budget

New ideas for ending a tax and budget impasse at the state Capitol include an extra 43-cent tax on a six-pack of beer and adding the sales tax to sales of candy and gum. But the latest Senate Democratic plan retains a general sales tax increase — 0.1 percent, which is estimated to cost the average resident $10 a year.Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown outlined her idea over the weekend to fellow …

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UPDATE 2: Beer tax might call Joe Six-Pack to duty

Three extra cents for 12 ounces of beer. That’s what some lawmakers think it will take to help an increasing portion of the population battle substance addictions; but some state residents say the tax increase is too much for the legal beverage.

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Opponents, supporters sound off on beer tax (The Inter-Mountain)