Making the Case for Public Investments in California

Calling California home means sharing in the responsibility of creating strong communities. Yet, corporations are contributing roughly half as much of their California profits in state taxes than four decades ago. In the early 1980s, corporations that reported profits in California paid more than 9.5% of this income in state corporation taxes. In contrast, corporations … Continued

California will lose an estimated $69.2 billion in state General Fund revenues in 2021-22 to personal and corporate income tax breaks — or “tax expenditures.” Many of the state’s largest tax breaks primarily benefit higher-income households and businesses, while just a fraction of the state’s tax … Continued