If the Seattle City Council passes a business head tax, how will it change Amazon's plans for more development in the city? Rainier Square, currently undergoing expansion, might become rentals, retail space, who knows? (Alan Berner/Seattle Times/TNS)
The company that's conquered the world of online retail is now taking on its hometown City Hall, with Amazon delivering an unprecedented public threat this week against a proposal for a new tax on large employers in Seattle.
The retail giant has paused construction planning on a new downtown Seattle tower until the City Council votes on the tax to fund homelessness programmes, a spokesman said.
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