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Back to homepageWould a new CA tobacco tax actually DECREASE state revenues?
I received two calls from the Board of Equalization late this week claiming information in a story I wrote about the latest tobacco tax bill was wrong. The calls were from Venus Stromberg, spokeswoman, and Brian Miller, tax counsel. SB 768,
Read MoreTax collectors bite taco trucks
July 16, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — We all would laugh at a man who, sinking in millions of dollars in house payments, car loans and credit card bills, decided to fix his cash-flow problem by looking for nickels,
Read More'Mary Kay Tax' Mugs Small Businesses
JULY 27, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Call it the Mary Kay Tax. It hits small businesses — such as Mary Kay and Avon distributors — with heavy administrative costs, while bringing a pittance to the state treasury. It’s a tax
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