How serious is Newsom on taxing ‘greedy’
oil companies? He’s calling a special session
Posted By: NorthernDog, 10/8/2022 6:41:19 PM
A week after proposing to levy a new tax on oil companies, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday called for state legislators to convene in Sacramento for a special session in December to hammer out the plan. In response to a historic surge in gas prices in the Golden State, Newsom last week proposed a tax on oil companies to fund rebates for California taxpayers getting squeezed at the pump. During a press gaggle on Friday, the Democratic governor announced the special session for Dec. 5 — about a month after dozens of new lawmakers will be elected to office. Newsom
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Why wait until after the midterm elections? Probably because such a tax would increase prices even more, and hamper supplies.