Nothing is truly tax free, they just slap the tax on something else. So in Cali you might save a few tax free cents on those Pampers, but someone’s gonna pay double for their boxed wine too make up for the lose revenue – PB/TK
Tax-Free Diapers And Tampons For Moms? What California Wants
By John Walsh 03/09/17
California lawmakers Thursday pushed a bill to strip sales taxes on diapers and tampons, referring to the products as medical necessities akin to groceries and prescriptions drugs, which aren’t taxed.
The bill would pay for the potential tax break by increasing taxes on hard liquor, one of its sponsors Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia told the Los Angeles Times Thursday.
“It’s time to tax liquor before ladies,” Garcia, a Democrat, said. “There is no happy hour for menstruation. Our tax code needs to reflect the fact that it’s not OK to tax women for being born women.”
The potential measure, Assembly Bill 479, represents Garcia’s second attempt to exempt diapers and tampons from sales tax. Though a similar bill was approved unanimously by the Legislature in 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the measure because he said it would be too costly.
In response to the governor’s decision last year, lawmakers reportedly proposed a tax increase of $1.20 per gallon of hard liquor in an attempt to generate the $72 million expected to be lost if Assembly Bill 479 is enacted.
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