CA: Fee hikes offer option to close budget gap

Mercury News ^ | 7/20/03 | Ann E. Marimow

[NormsRevenge]

SACRAMENTO - Republican resolve to resist new taxes could lead to a budget without sales or income tax increases. But Californians will probably pay more to camp at state parks, fish for striped bass and file for divorce.

Senate Democratic budget writers have compiled a patchwork of more than $700 million in new and increased fees on everything from fire protection to phone calls -- a small step toward plugging the state's $38.2 billion shortfall.

[NormsRevenge]

The Battle of Budget Gap (Definitely not a Lifetime movie offering coming soon)

[FITZ]

Are they going to cut any programs? And what about next year's deficit? Will they just raise the fees all over again?

[NormsRevenge]

Ping

[NormsRevenge]

Being as the economy is slow in re-asserting itself, cuts wil happen. If not this year, next year for sure. The demRats are only making the situation worse.p.2004 and the General Election will be the time to toss these bums out. They just don;t get it.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OK ! Just remember who raised the fees!

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[Carry_Okie]

They'll go for outrageous regulatory fines too. Bigtime.

[NormsRevenge]

Never have so few done so much to destroy a once vigorous economy thru their own short sighted agendas. What a bunch of self-absorbed jerks these demRats are.

[jocko12]

NO NEW TAXES OR INCREASE IN FEES!!!!