State Rep. James Talarico joins FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski to discuss his inflation relief bills, which would pause collection of several state-related fees for a year.
For this edition of Texas: The Issue Is, State Rep. James Talarico joins FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski to discuss his inflation relief bill package, which would pause collection of several state-related fees for a year.What to do with the multi-billion dollar budget surplus is one of the big questions of the 88thRepublican leaders have spent a lot of time focused on competing plans to use the extra money to provide property tax relief, as well as pay raises for teachers and retirees.
State Rep. James Talarico is pitching a more direct idea. He has a package of bills described as inflation relief that would pause the collection of several state related fees for a year. Now, this moratorium would be on tolls, vehicle registration and inspections, as well as creating another sales tax holiday in January for household goods.REP. JAMES TALARICO:
This is trying to provide immediate relief to working families and our community. Folks are feeling the pinch of global inflation. Unfortunately, the legislature has limited tools to address global inflation. But what we can do is provide immediate relief to those working families.These total authorities have obligations.
I've collected about 1% of the budget surplus could be used to provide this one year pause in total fees.This inflation break isn't limited to toll roads. You have other ideas in doing a pause.I've put together a package of bills that would help provide inflation relief to working people across the state of Texas.
I mean, I think there's bipartisan support for this kind of approach. I think we just got to make it a priority. And that's why folks need to call their state reps, their state senators, and tell them we need inflation relief now.that I have read and agree
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