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Steinberg Responds to Five Point Plan

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

The Democratic leadership responded to the Five Point Plan with this Letter.  Steinberg discusses the Enterprise Zone as follows:

You noted the need to fix redevelopment and enterprise zone programs, but you urge the Legislature to preserve their job generation capacity.  We agree.  We should point out, however, that both redevelopment and enterprise zone programs are major sources of the state’s fiscal problem (through additional state costs for schools and loss of state tax revenue).  Two respected non-partisan institutions, the Legislative Analyst and the Public Policy Institute of California, have raised serious questions about whether redevelopment and enterprise zones actually help with job creation and retention.

Assembly GOP Issues Budget Ahead of Governor’s Plan

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

From the Sacramento Bee just now:

Assembly Republicans issued their own budget proposal a few days ahead of the Governor’s May revised budget.  There is no mention of Enterprise Zones in the Republican proposal.

Read the full article.

Business groups urge Jerry Brown, lawmakers to solve budget

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

From the Sacramento Bee yesterday:

A business coalition pushed Wednesday for a grand state budget compromise that essentially merges Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget and GOPdemands for long-term pension and spending controls.The group of 12 — which dubs itself the Coalition for a California Financial Workout Plan — said voters should be allowed to decide on tax extensions as well as permanent fixes that address the “underlying conditions that got California in trouble.”

Members include the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Council and Sacramento Metro Chamber.

The coalition outlined a “Five-Point Plan” that includes tax extensions, a long-term spending control, reductions to public employee pensions, changes in the California Environmental Quality Act and a shift of responsibilities to local governments. The group also suggested that state leaders address abuses in redevelopment agencies and enterprise zones without eliminating them.

 Read the whole article here

California Legislators Travel To Texas for Some Job Creating Tips

Friday, April 15th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

One of the biggest disadvantages facing California employers is, not surprisingly, the unions.

One big finding: labor unions are more powerful in California.

“Andrew Puzder from Carl’s Jr. talked about how the 8-hour work day and the meal breaks (required in California) are harmful, especially for restaurant businesses,” said Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda. “Because they may get a truckload of ….teenagers at 2:00 and he’s got to tell half of his staff to take a break while people line up out the door.”

 Read about the entire trip here.

Brown Declares Budget Talks Dead

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

From the Sacramento Bee just now:

Gov. Jerry Brown announced this afternoon he has halted negotiations with legislative Republicans over a deal to place taxes on the ballot to help resolve California’s remaining $15.4 billion deficit.

“Yesterday, I stopped the discussions that I had been conducting with various members of the Republican party regarding our state’s massive deficit,” Brown said in a statement this afternoon. “The budget plan that I put forth is balanced between deep cuts and extensions of currently existing taxes and I believe it is in the best interest of California. Under our constitution, however, two Republicans from the Assembly and two from the Senate must agree before this matter can be put to the people.”

“Each and every Republican legislator I’ve spoken to believes that voters should not have this right to vote unless I agree to an ever changing list of collateral demands,” the Democratic governor added.

Senate Republicans on Friday released a list of major policy changes they wanted as a condition of voting for Brown’s budget proposals. The move was widely seen as disruptive to talks, but the governor had reached out to three Senate Republicans this weekend in hopes of salvaging a deal before deciding to call off talks.

One of the three, Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, blamed trial lawyers, unions and “other stakeholders” for being unwilling to negotiate on pension cuts, a long-term cap on spending and regulatory changes.

“As a result of these groups’ refusal to challenge the status quo, it has become clear the governor and legislative Democrats are not in a position to work with us to pass the measures necessary to move California forward,” Cannella said in a statement. “Thus, I do not foresee a path to compromise.”

Brown did not specify what he would do next.

“Much is at stake, and in the coming weeks I will focus my efforts on speaking directly to Californians and coming up with honest and real solutions to our budget crisis,” he said.

Brown is considering alternative ways to put tax extensions on the ballot, either by a majority in the Legislature or by a ballot initiative. He suggested in his release that he may be skeptical of the majority-vote approach, saying the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority.

Senate Republicans’ Demand List Includes Preservation of Enterprise Zones

Monday, March 28th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

The Senate Republicans made public their list of 53 demands in exchange for their vote to allow Jerry Brown to put the tax extensions on the June ballot.  Preservation of the EZ is on the list.  Assembly speaker John Perez said that the parties are now “farther apart” than they were before the list.

FTB Issues Nassco Guidance

Friday, March 18th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

Today the FTB issued a legal ruling with guidance on the application of the BOE’s official opinion in the Nassco matter.

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Assoc. Weighs in on the Budget

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

John Coupal issued a stinging missive today highlighting just how much Brown has caved to the Unions.  While everyone else is “sacrificing”, the Unions and Brown have made minimal cuts.  His rhetoric and his actions have been far from consistent.  And at the Unions, its business as usual.

Assemblyman Don Wagner Strongly Supports Keeping Enterprise Zones

Monday, March 14th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

Today, Assemblyman Don Wagner came out in favor of maintaining the Enterprise Zone program – and he doesn’t have on in his district.

By repealing the tax credits that fuel enterprise zones, California’s many employers who took the state at its word, located and grew their businesses in such zones, and have helped improve some of our struggling communities will instead find their tax bills climbing dramatically. This will leave them with less in their budgets for payroll, benefits, capital improvements and hiring.

At a time when California has the nation’s second highest unemployment rate, we will see more people collecting unemployment insurance rather than paying taxes. Additionally, businesses that set up shop in enterprise zones, will suffer from decreased productivity or have to shut down, thereby further reducing state and local revenues.

Read the full article.

Budget Talks Break Down – Unions Refuse to Negotiate

Monday, March 14th, 2011 | Enterprise Zones, Tax News

 

Sacramento Bee reports that budget talks have broken down.  Governor Brown’s backers have said “no” to the GOP 5′s demands and talks are “done and over.” 

Republican lead Connie Conway said. “It’s their impression that, even though the governor seems willing, labor has said ‘no’ to all of the requests. So I think everybody left very unhappy from the table.”

 
 
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