California tax on candy proposed by Democratic lawmaker

By Jeremy B. White in The Sacramento Bee

March 11, 2016

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia on Friday announced a plan to apply sales taxes on candy in California, an idea that was rejected at the ballot box in 1992.

Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, has already introduced legislation to lift taxes on feminine hygiene products like tampons and pads, arguing the fees burden women who have little choice in making those purchases.

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