California lawmakers set to announce $400 gas rebate proposal

THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS JUST ONE FACTOR THAT’S CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH GAS PRICES ACROSS THE ACROSS THE WORLD AND INCLUDING CALIFORNIA HERE AND NOWTA STE LAWMAKERS SAY THEY HAVE A PLAN TO HELP WITH THE COSTS TOMORROW MORNING LAWMAKERS PLANO T PROPOSE A $400AS G REBATE FOR CALIFORNIA. TAXPAYERS ASSEMBLY MEMBER COTTEY PETRI NORRIS AND OTHERS WILL ANNOUNCE. THEIR PROPOSAL TO USE 9 BILLION DOLLARS OF THE STATE’S BUDGET. SURPLUS PETRI. NORRIS SAYS THEY BELIEVE A REBATE IS THE BEST APPROACH TO DIRECTLY PUT MONEY BACK IN PEOPLE’S POCKETS WITH THE AVAGERE, CALIFORNIA GAS PRICE AT 757 A GALLON. THE PROPOSED REBATE WILL BUY YOU JUST UNDER 70 GALLONS OF GAS. AND THOSE HIGH GAS PRICES ARE STICKING AROUND IN CALIFORNIA THE NATIONAL AVERAGE THOUGH HAS STARTED TO LEVEL OFF. IT’S NOW SITTING AT 4:30 A GALLON THE AVERAGE PRICE IN CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER IS STILL GOING UP. IT’S AGAIN 577 A GAL

California lawmakers are set to announce a $400 rebate proposal for every taxpayer in the state amid increasing gas prices, according to a release sent Wednesday. The proposal will be announced Thursday morning on the north steps of the state capitol. Announcing the rebate proposal will be Assms. Cottie Petrie-Norris, Cecilia Aguiar Curry, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Jesse Gabriel, Adam Gray, Jacqui Irwin, Evan Low, Chad Mayes, Blanca Rubio, Sharon Quirk-Silva and Carlos Villapudua.”Many Californians are feeling severe financial pain at the pump and looking to California’s leaders for help,” Petrie-Norris said in a release.Read in SpanishThe funding for the rebate would pull $9 billion of the state’s budget surplus. What’s more, is that the rebate would also go to taxpayers who don’t own or drive a car. A release from Petrie-Norris’ office contends that this is a better approach than suspending the gas tax, saying that would stifle funding for transportation projects and “offers no guarantee that oil companies would pass on the savings to customers.”In recent days, California Republicans made a push for suspending the 51-cent per gallon gas tax in an effort to give relief to drivers. The group leading that effort included James Gallagher, Kevin Kiley, Scott Wilk, Suzette Valladares and Brian Jones. The vote failed to pass the Assembly floor Tuesday in a 40-18 vote.Democrats have resisted calls to scrap the gas tax. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for suspending a planned increase in the gas tax in July and some key Democrats have been opposed to even that effort, The Associated Press reported.Newsom last week said he planned to offer Californians a direct rebate to address high gas prices.He did not announce specifics but said that he would work with legislative leaders to “put money back in the pockets of Californians.” Dee Dee Myers, a senior adviser to Newsom, said the rebate could happen as soon as this spring and total in the billions of dollars. It would be limited to people who have a car, she said.”We look forward to working with the legislature to bring direct relief to Californians who are suffering from high gas prices, a direct result of Putin’s war,” the governor’s communications director, Erin Mellon, said. “We all agree we need to get money back into the hands of Californians.”Earlier this month, California average gas prices hit a new record when they surpassed $5 a gallon.Related | High gas prices getting to gig economy workers in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California lawmakers are set to announce a $400 rebate proposal for every taxpayer in the state amid increasing gas prices, according to a release sent Wednesday.

The proposal will be announced Thursday morning on the north steps of the state capitol. Announcing the rebate proposal will be Assms. Cottie Petrie-Norris, Cecilia Aguiar Curry, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Jesse Gabriel, Adam Gray, Jacqui Irwin, Evan Low, Chad Mayes, Blanca Rubio, Sharon Quirk-Silva and Carlos Villapudua.

“Many Californians are feeling severe financial pain at the pump and looking to California’s leaders for help,” Petrie-Norris said in a release.

Read in Spanish

The funding for the rebate would pull $9 billion of the state’s budget surplus. What’s more, is that the rebate would also go to taxpayers who don’t own or drive a car. A release from Petrie-Norris’ office contends that this is a better approach than suspending the gas tax, saying that would stifle funding for transportation projects and “offers no guarantee that oil companies would pass on the savings to customers.”

In recent days, California Republicans made a push for suspending the 51-cent per gallon gas tax in an effort to give relief to drivers. The group leading that effort included James Gallagher, Kevin Kiley, Scott Wilk, Suzette Valladares and Brian Jones. The vote failed to pass the Assembly floor Tuesday in a 40-18 vote.

Democrats have resisted calls to scrap the gas tax. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for suspending a planned increase in the gas tax in July and some key Democrats have been opposed to even that effort, The Associated Press reported.

Newsom last week said he planned to offer Californians a direct rebate to address high gas prices.

He did not announce specifics but said that he would work with legislative leaders to “put money back in the pockets of Californians.” Dee Dee Myers, a senior adviser to Newsom, said the rebate could happen as soon as this spring and total in the billions of dollars. It would be limited to people who have a car, she said.

“We look forward to working with the legislature to bring direct relief to Californians who are suffering from high gas prices, a direct result of Putin’s war,” the governor’s communications director, Erin Mellon, said. “We all agree we need to get money back into the hands of Californians.”

Earlier this month, California average gas prices hit a new record when they surpassed $5 a gallon.

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