Tom Scott,
NFIB/CA State Director issued the following statement today in response to
Governor Brown’s transportation funding plan.
“While we agree that
now is the time to utilize public-private partnerships, become more efficient
in making road repairs and streamlining processes at Cal Trans, we don’t agree
that raising taxes to accomplish these goals is the right thing to do at this
critical point in California’s economic recovery.”
“Increasing the
vehicle registration fees and fuel prices is not the answer to fixing
California’s deteriorating roads. Funds are already being collected for this
purpose and need to be utilized for what they were intended.”
“With all the other
increases that small businesses are facing – minimum wage, and workers’ comp
insurance to name a few, now is not the time to add more burdens to our state’s
job creators.”
