Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced that millions of California’s residents may soon receive a stimulus check from the state.
About 23 million Californians will be eligible to receive $1,050 checks under a new inflation relief package.
The stimulus payments are not the only thing being amended in the new budget. The state is pledging another $200 million to help fund abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe V Wade ruling.
“And in the wake of Friday’s stunning Supreme Court decision, the state is reaffirming its commitment to defending reproductive rights, providing more than $200 million in additional funding for reproductive health care services,” Newsom said.
On Wednesday, California lawmakers approved a nearly $308 billion spending plan that includes money to cover abortions for women who can’t afford them and the health care costs for low-income adults living in the country illegally while sending cash payments to most taxpayers to help offset record-high gas prices.
The move comes as Californians are paying the highest gasoline prices in the country, with most counties averaging above $6 per gallon.
Here’s what Newsom said on Sunday:
“California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of Californians who are grappling with global inflation and rising prices of everything from gas to groceries. The centerpiece of the agreement, a $17 billion inflation relief package, will offer tax refunds to millions of working Californians. Twenty-three million Californians will benefit from direct payments of up to $1,050.”
For the last few months, Republican and Democrat lawmakers have been introducing their own ideas to put money back in residents’ pockets. While Republicans urged the Democrats to come to an agreement to suspend the gas tax, Democrats urged the state to investigate the “real cause” of high gas prices by probing oil industrialists.
The Gateway Pundit dropped some details:
Californians who make less than $75,000 a year, or couples who make less than $150,000 per year, will get $350 per taxpayer. They will qualify for an additional $350 of stimulus money if a household has at least one dependent. Based on these criteria, married couples with at least one child would receive a maximum benefit of $1,050 in stimulus payments.
Single people who make less than $125,000 a year, or couples who make less than $250,000 per year, would receive $250 per taxpayer. If the household has at least one dependent, it will receive an additional $250, raising the total stimulus payment to $750.
Residents who make less than $250,000 per year, or couples who make less than $500,000, would only receive $200 per taxpayer, with an additional $200 if the household has any dependents. The highest earners in the state would then receive a maximum benefit of $600 through the stimulus payments.
The Stimulus payments are expected to be issued to residents by the end of 2022.
Sources: TheGatewayPundit, KCRA
