Tax Bill Tests Reagan in California Budget Fight
California Democrats push a $1 billion tax measure with withholding opposed by Gov. Ronald Reagan. Speaker Jesse Unruh leads a plan to balance a $5 billion budget, funding schools and aid while rejecting payroll withholding. A Senate committee, led by J Eugene McAteer, stalls Reagan's tax bill as volatile seven week phase unfolds.
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Unruh Lists Six Grim Alternatives for State Revenue
Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh warned that six grim options loom if payroll tax revenue is not approved. The measures include issuing warrants backed by no money, raising sales tax by two cents, delaying paydays for state workers, seeking federal emergency aid, borrowing from non-spendable funds, or doubling bank and corporate taxes.
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