Brown Vetoes Bill Repealing Sales Taxes On Tampons, Diapers
Gov. Jerry Brown cites budget constraints as the reason: “Tax breaks are the same thing as new spending."
Los Angeles Times:
Tax Candy, Not Tampons, Say Lawmakers Who Pushed For Sales Tax Exemptions
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed bills Tuesday that would have repealed the sales tax on diapers and tampons, saying that they would cost the state budget too much money. Now the two legislators who authored the legislation have an idea they say will make that argument irrelevant: Tax candy instead. (Dillon, 9/13)
Orange County Register:
La Palma Teens Inspire Argument For Elimination Of Pink Tax In California
Rachel and Helen Lee, 18, took to the Internet – gathering support from thousands of men and women in California and inspiring Assemblywomen Cristina Garcia and Ling Ling Chang to submit a bill ending sales and use taxes on pads, tampons, menstrual sponges and menstrual cups. On Tuesday, the Lees’ crusade came to a disappointing end when Gov. Jerry Brown announced his veto plans. (Whitehead, 9/13)
The Washington Post:
With Governor’s Veto, California’s ‘Tampon Tax’ Will Survive, For Now
A national movement is steadily gaining steam, and its backers have one simple demand: Stop taxing menstrual products. ... On Tuesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have ended the state’s tax on menstrual products. The measure was one of seven pieces of legislation Brown killed Tuesday, citing the state’s budget woes. ... The veto is a rebuke of the state legislature, which unanimously approved the bill in August to much fanfare. Brown said that the state’s finances were “precariously balanced” and that lawmakers should have brought the measure up during budget deliberations. (Hawkins, 9/14)