California Wildfires Spark Lawmakers' Tax Break Ideas

摘要

California lawmakers are reacting to devastating wildfires with more than a half-dozen proposals that would give tax breaks to at-risk homeowners and businesses and take tax breaks away from utilities which are deemed responsible.The state's 2019 fire season was relatively quiet but the two preceding years saw some of the deadliest and most destructive fires in its history. Legislators have already passed measures regarding 911 outages, wildfire response, and staffing levels to prevent recurring disasters. Tax policy is the next front.