California budget plan highlights
Taxes, fees
Higher local sales tax -- $900 million
Higher car registration fee -- $300 million
Online sales tax -- $200 million
Fee on fire-zone residents -- $160 million
Cuts
Local law enforcement program cuts -- $500 million*
University of California and California State University reductions -- $300 million
Court cuts -- $150 million
*could be offset by a tax hike, if GOP agrees
Source: California Assembly speaker’s office
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