California Water Tax Newsom

The budget includes short term measures to bring immediate relief to communities without safe drinking.

California water tax newsom. 13 jan 2019 19 323. The tax which officials call a fee would bring in 110 million from water utilities and about 30 million from the agriculture industry. Reporting from sacramento gov. In november california voters rejected the 8 9 billion proposition 3 water bond that promised 500 million to clean up drinking water.

Work with what you have already wrote pamela adger on twitter. Gavin newsom presents his first state budget during a news conference thursday jan. California s new governor looked at the rainfall and saw millions of dollars in uncollected water taxes going right down the drain. 10 2019 in sacramento calif.

The news coming out of california gets crazier every week. Jeff chiu associated press. Advertisement story continues below. California governor gavin newsom proposed his first budget for the state on friday and it includes a tax on drinking water.

And within hours of newsom s announcement some democrats. In the past california voters have approved bonds that have helped fund projects for water recycling water quality and flood protection. This 120 water tax on top of the highest gas tax vehicle registration fees and one of the highest state income taxes. The budget titled california for all declares drinking water a fundamental right and adds.

The governor also intends to allocate 168 million. Newsom s plan proposes to raise about 140 million. Just this morning more than a million. People can even be hit with massive fines if they exceed their limit by doing laundry and taking a shower on the same day.

Governor gavin newsom has signed a law which just went into effect that limits personal water usage. In one of his first moves as chief executive newsom declared. Which is where gov. Gavin newsom enters a years long debate on issues central to california s future not just water usage but poverty and yes taxation.