Gov. Newsom wants to help California drivers with gas money. The plan is to send registered vehicle owners $400 debit cards, limited to two rebates per person most possibly starting in July.
Any relief is subject to negotiation with the legislature and will likely arrive months from now through the state budget. Lawmakers must pass a balanced spending plan by June 15 or lose their paychecks.A group of Democratic Assemblymembers put forward a more far-reaching proposal last week to send every California taxpayer a $400 check, a plan that supporters estimate would also cost about $9 billion.
Days later, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon endorsed an idea to give $200 payments to each California taxpayer and their dependents. Unlike the governor’s proposal, their approximately $7 billion plan would cap eligibility to households making less than $250,000 per year, a nod to concerns from some liberals that relief should be more targeted to the neediest Californians.
“I appreciate Governor Newsom’s work on developing another option to bring relief to Californians experiencing the rising cost of fuel and consumer goods,” Atkins said in a statement. “The Senate is focused on ensuring that state money is targeted to those who actually need relief.” But Republicans, who unsuccessfully pushed last week for the legislature to immediately suspend the state gas tax, have slammed Democrats for not acting more swiftly as gas prices continue to rise. Earlier this week they debuted atracking “how long it’s been with no results since Governor Newsom promised relief in his State of the State address.”
“July? Seriously?” Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher said in a statement. “Californians are struggling and Capitol Democrats are dragging their feet. How could it possibly take that long? Capitol Democrats are all talk and no action.”
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