Taxpayers' concerns go far beyond cutting unnecessary taxes.
Taxpayers deserve sound management of hard-earned tax dollars that are sent to Sacramento.
They also look for continued focus by the governor and Legislature on ways to make California's tax structure more competitive. Allocates a large percentage of the surplus to one-time purposes, such as enhancing budget reserves, covering court costs and other taxpayer liabilities, and investing in public works infrastructure. In the past, surplus revenue often has been used to make ill-advised commitments to permanent spending programs. California's budget deficits have been more severe when one-time surplus revenue has been committed to ongoing spending programs. This mistake sets up taxpayers for future tax increases.