https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/12/seattle-amazon-head-tax-repealed-one-month

The tax, which would have assessed $275 per employee on Amazon, was not considered a ‘winnable battle’ by officials

A month after Seattle leaders celebrated themselves for landing a small blow against big business in the form of an “Amazon tax”, on Tuesday they hurriedly abandoned it to avoid what they called “a prolonged, expensive political fight”.