This article is from Cal-Tax Digest, published by the California Taxpayers' Association. Election results underscore that voters want to meet their priority needs without raising taxes.
Voters continue to be vigilant about taxes and spending issues.
This results in a stronger economy and greater job growth for the state. It included landmark cost-containment features, new homebuyer and property taxpayer protections, and a financially responsible approach for building and renovating schools. Defeating Proposition 7 showed that voters would rather have their Legislature evaluate and enact tax incentives to provide cleaner air. They seemed to oppose the ballot-box budgeting approach and were concerned about this initiative's impact on the economy. Proposition 10, the cigarette tax increase, passed by a surprisingly narrow margin despite perceived popularity among the non-smoking majority.