Hey, remember how California passing Prop 30 would bring untold riches in the form of new tax revenues into State coffers? Not so much:
On Tuesday, California released a report that revealed state tax revenues have plummeted even further below Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) estimates, even after residents voted to increase taxes via Proposition 30 in November’s elections.
At the end of November, “taxes were 3% short in the fiscal year that started in July,” which is “a gap of $936 million.” The state was 0.7% short a month before.
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But the report found that tax revenues were below estimates nearly across the board, as total “year-to-date revenues are $936 million below the initial forecast.”
According to the report, personal income tax revenues were “$827 million below the month’s forecast of $4.387 billion.” Sales and use tax receipts “were $9 million below the month’s forecast of $1.601 billion” and the year-to-date sales tax revenue was $8 million below forecast.
Not surprisingly, corporate tax revenues were also down, $175 million below the month’s estimate and year-to-date corporate tax revenues were $441 below estimate.
Hard to believe that when tax rates go up, revenues go down. It's almost as if the high-income earners find places to put their money that wind up lowering their overall tax bill, or something. Or they pack up and move to another State.
Way to go, California Democrats! Soon, all that will be left there are deadbeats and "takers".
