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Wash. targets companies for passing on tribal fee
Friday, May 23, 2003
Washington attorney general Christine Gregoire filed a complaint against two utility companies for passing along a tribal fee to reservation customers.
The Yakama Nation imposed a 3 percent franchise fee on utility companies that do businesses within reservation boundaries. Franchise fees are common within the industry and are usually passed on to the entire customer base.
But Cascade Natural Gas Corp. and Pacificorp. passed on the tax only to those customers living within reservation boundaries. Gregoire said their move was unfair and that legal issues have to be resolved.
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