Rival Tax Rebate Measures Go to Senate
In Sacramento the Senate Finance Committee approved two rival income tax rebate bills. Moscone-backed 20 percent rebate with $150 cap for couples and $75 for singles, and Deukmejian backed 10 percent rebate costing $100 million. Both tie to 1968 earnings and 1968 tax paid. Debates expected next week. Reagan reform plan also revised to include a one cent sales tax and about 25 percent higher personal income taxes.
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Ronald Reagan
House
George Moscone
San Francisco
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Long Beach
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Committee Votes to End Appraiser Spoils System
Sacramento reports the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee approved a bill by Assemblyman William T. Bagley to abolish inheritance tax appraiser spoils, shifting appraisal duties to the controller’s office and estate executors with a split vote guiding the measure toward Ways and Means.
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Houston Flournoy
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Tax hike for SCRTD transit fails in Assembly
A six month sales tax increase of a half cent to fund the SCRTD passed the Assembly 42 to 18 but faces Senate scrutiny. The measure targets Los Angeles County and aims to raise 36 million for a developed bus system, with opposition citing highway and lobbies. A companion five county transit district bill died 30 to 22, with a restart planned.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit
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San Francisco
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Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles
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Ousted Old Guard Solon Stays in GOP
Republican State Sen John F McCarthy says he will remain a Republican after considering bolting the party amid a Senate purge. He notes change is possible as he and Sen Jack Schrade were ousted from the Senate Rules Committee and replaced by Stevens and Burgener, a victory for Way and his reform group over the old guard Burns.
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San Diego
Senate Rules Committee
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Los Angeles
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Howard Way
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Fresno
Governor Signs School Support Bill Boosting District Aid
Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill author Sen Clair Burgener San Diego to raise state aid to school districts in federal impact areas by 25 percent. The measure prevents reductions in state support for districts receiving federal compensation for educating children of military or federally employed families.
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Space agency chief envisions new space transport system
Dr. Thomas O Paine of the NASA said Apollo 11 marks the first demonstration of a new transportation system that could eventually move commercial passengers through space. He projected the broader system might materialize by the late 1970s or early 1980s.
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