FRESNO (KMJ) – California lawmakers are negotiating a pair of proposed tax increases as the deadline approaches for Governor Gavin Newsom to sign a nearly $215 billion budget.
Lawmakers approved the budget bill last week. But they must pass more than a dozen “trailer bills” that detail how the money must be spent.
Monday, the state Senate approved a plan to raise taxes on some business income and give that money to people who earn less than $30,000 a year in their annual tax refunds.
The other tax, the state Assembly approved a fee of up to 80 cents per month on phone bills to pay for an upgrade to the state’s aging 911 system.
Clint Olivier, KMJ News.
