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Taxpayer Protection & Gov't Accountability Act (Nov. 2024 Calif ballot prop.)
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Elections June 2016
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The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act A statewide proposition on Californians' Nov. 2024 ballots SVTA endorsed this ballot proposition spearheaded by Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., and on Feb. 27, 2023, we adopted the following resolution. We invite you to urge your council members to adopt the resolution in your city or town! RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WHEREAS: California has the largest tax burden of any state, and massive increases in taxes and fees are adding to the state’s sky-high cost of living, WHEREAS: California has some of the nation’s highest state income, sales and gas taxes as well as rising property and utility taxes, WHEREAS: The State Legislature has proposed billions in new taxes this year alone while local officials have enacted $8.8 billion in annual general and special taxes from 2010 to 2020, WHEREAS: The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act gives voters the right to vote on all state and local taxes, WHEREAS: The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act requires state legislation imposing any new or higher taxes to be put before voters in a statewide election, and enacted only if approved by a majority, WHEREAS: The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act closes tax loopholes at the local level, WHEREAS: The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act will reinstate the two-thirds approval requirement for any new or higher “special taxes” proposed by initiative in a local election, while still maintaining the current majority vote requirement for general tax increases, WHEREAS: Especially with the cost of living skyrocketing, voters deserve to vote on all new taxes, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: We formally express our support for the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act and the benefit that it provides to taxpayers and to the state’s overall economy. ### For more information or to join the coalition, visit TaxpayerProtection.com.
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