Californians Against Higher Taxes

02/14/2023

Ever wonder what factors determine the price you pay for gas? Listen to the new podcast, “Over a Barrel!” with Matt McClain and Patrick De Haan at GasBuddy for insights into the oil industry.

‎Show Over a Barrel, Ep E1: Welcome to Over a Barrel! - Feb 13, 2023

01/23/2023

University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Professor Michael Mische analyzes California’s proposed “price gouging penalty” from an economic lens and outlines why it “will do little to help alleviate chronically high retail pump prices in California.”

https://bit.ly/PriceGougingPenalty

01/06/2023

12/15/2022

ICYMI: Bakersfield Californian advocates for serious solutions instead of a tax like penalty to lower gas prices.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, December 15, 2022                                                              

12/13/2022

ICYMI: Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton analyzes the governor’s proposed penalty tax on oil companies and warns against supply shortages.

12/13/2022

California’s proposed gas tax is termed a "penalty" to duck a super-majority requirement, says Editorial Board.

He says a tax is really a ‘penalty’ so he can duck a super-majority requirement to pass it.

12/04/2022

ICYMI: Gavin’s Gas Tax will reduce CA energy supply and investment and likely increase your gas prices. We can’t afford to be dependent on other countries to meet our energy needs.

When refineries were shut for maintenance in April and October, gasoline imports to California rose to near-record levels, sending prices soaring.

12/03/2022

You’re paying more for gas due to flawed state policies and regulations – NOT because of oil company policies. Like and Share this post and let your friends know Gavin’s Gas Tax won’t ease CA regulations - it will likely only increase the price you pay at the pump. Learn more at

Californians Against Higher Taxes is a statewide coalition of more than 21,000 California taxpayers and nearly 200 organizations and companies committed to holding the line on taxes. For more than a decade, CAHT has been fighting to stop the onslaught of higher taxes and fees.

12/02/2022

Governor Newsom has called a special legislative session on December 5th to propose a new gas that will likely increase gas prices, further weaken California’s business climate and raise the cost of living for all Californians. Can you afford Gavin’s Gas Tax?

11/30/2022

Gavin’s Gas Tax is a flawed strategy that will indirectly make gas even more expensive in California. California drivers already pay the highest gas tax in the nation.

Here are the basics of the new windfall profit tax Gov. Newsom proposed, and how similar taxes have worked in the past.

12/01/2021

As the state was experiencing record revenue collection under the existing tax structure, state lawmakers considered raising annual taxes and fees by more than $236.4 billion in 2021, the California Tax Foundation reported today.

The foundation’s Tax and Fee Report tallies 74 proposals with higher taxes or fees estimated to cost Californians $1 million or more. Although the cost to taxpayers cannot be quantified for 43 of the measures, the remaining 31 represent a cumulative total of $236.4 billion in additional taxes and fees if all were approved.

The proposals were introduced despite the state’s reserves of more than $20.7 billion, a windfall of unexpected tax revenue (more than $11 billion above projections during the first four months of the 2021‑22 fiscal year alone), and an influx of $27 billion in federal COVID‑19 relief funding for the state and an additional $16 billion for local governments in California. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recently projected a state operating surplus of approximately $31 billion.

The Tax and Fee Report describes all of the proposals, provides revenue estimates, and gives the status of each measure as the final year of the two-year legislative session approaches.

https://www.caltax.org/foundation/reports/20211201-Tax-and-Fee-Report.pdf