SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The campaign to Stop AB 257 issued the following statement today urging Governor Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 257, the so-called Fast Food Accountability Act, after the Senate’s passage today:
“Reckless costly legislation that hits working families during record inflation is not the way to protect anyone—consumers, workers, or small businesses. Clearly, the legislature is out of touch with the financial realities across California, opting to pass this 20 percent food tax on to California counter service diners. Governor Newsom has a chance to do right by all and veto this bill. His own Department of Finance opposed AB 257, saying it would increase costs without solving the problem it claims to address.
“Skyrocketing costs for food, gas, and rent are crushing consumers and local restaurants alike. Now the legislature is increasing food prices to fund an unelected Council,…
