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Committee backs resolution urging state to let cities consider local income taxes; vote splits 2-1
Summary
The committee voted to forward a resolution urging state lawmakers to repeal a prohibition on local income taxes so jurisdictions could craft progressive local options; the Controller's Office estimated a 0.5% tax on incomes over $1 million could yield about $62 million. The motion passed the committee with two ayes and one no.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted March 15 to send a resolution to the full Board urging the California Legislature to amend Revenue and Taxation Code section 170.041.5, which currently prohibits local jurisdictions from collecting personal or corporate income taxes.
Supervisor Paskin, the resolution's author, framed the measure as creating "a menu of options" for future local consideration and thanked Assemblymember Phil Ting for introducing a parallel Assembly bill (AB 1007). "This is a resolution urging the state…
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