Tag: Taxation
CalChamber Opposes Tax on Plastic/Goods Packaging
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors last week voted to oppose the California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative, which proposes a new...
Bill Proposes New Tax Despite Huge State Surplus
Governor Gavin Newsom’s January budget proposal forecasted another historic surplus estimated to be approximately $45 billion. As 2022 marches on, that surplus continues to...
Job Killer Update: Several Held in Fiscal Committee, But Others Pass
Action on several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills will be delayed until next year with their failure to move out of the...
Job Killer Additions Increase Taxes, Labor/Employment Mandates
The California Chamber of Commerce this week added four bills to its annual list of job killer legislation. The additions bring the 2021 job...
CalChamber Releases 2021 Job Killer List
This week, the California Chamber of Commerce released its annual job killer list, which includes 18 bills that would place California employers and the...
CalChamber Poll Shows Voters Want Sensible Policies, No New Taxes
Last month the California Chamber of Commerce reported that Californians are taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, and expect their elected leaders to do the...
Job Killer Bill Update: One Stalled, Others Moving
Legislation that will kill thousands of high-paying jobs narrowly failed to pass a Senate policy committee this week. Last week, the California Chamber of...
How to Sabotage a Recovery: Raise Taxes
Even before COVID-19, many Californians were struggling with the high cost of living here. The long-time willingness of many Californians to pay the “sunshine...
Voters Putting Brakes on New Taxes, Bonds
After several election cycles opening their wallets, Californians used the March 3 ballot to express skepticism of new tax and bond measures.
Perhaps the biggest...
Author Revives Bill Increasing Litigation Against Businesses
The author of a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed proposal allowing the Attorney General and private attorneys to sue taxpayers for perceived tax errors has...
