The Legislature is likely to take action this year to make canned-meat producers pay the higher rate — a change that's worth $11 million a year to the state budget.
With a budget deficit of $1.6 billion for the upcoming two-year budget cycle, legislators say they'll take money where they can get it — including a tin of meat.
The budget proposals from Senate Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire both include higher cigarette taxes, and Senate Democrats also want to impose a higher liquor tax.
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