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New Study Forecast: More Companies Will Leave California
Irvine , CA
Thursday, January 07, 2016
According to a new study of companies leaving California during the last eight years, the state's business climate will worsen because of a multitude of proposed tax hikes and new regulations ? measures sufficient to motivate more company departures.
The study by Spectrum Location Solutions is critical of extending the "temporary" taxes in Proposition 30, escalating fuel and motor vehicle taxes, imposing a service tax on routine transactions, raising carbon-related cap-and-trade fees, and threatening to weaken Proposition 13's protections for business property owners.
"California's public officials come across as being uncaring about the damage they inflict on businesses, investors, employees and their families, and to the towns that lose jobs," said Joseph Vranich, the study's author. "With a growing number of California activists demanding higher taxes and more regulations, look for an increase in the number of companies seeking to leave the state."
The conclusions are contained in a report that shows Fortune 500 companies down to small family-owned companies relocating and expanding in out-of-California locations that offer more satisfying business and lifestyle outcomes....
The report ranks the Top 15 California Counties in the order starting with the worst losses, which are: (1) Los Angeles, (2) Orange, (3) Santa Clara, (4) San Francisco, (5) San Diego, (6) Alameda, (7) San Mateo, (8) Ventura, (9) Sacramento tied with San Bernardino, (10) Riverside, (11) Contra Costa tied with Santa Barbara, (12) San Joaquin, (13) Stanislaus, (14) Sonoma and (15) Santa Cruz.
The Top 10 States in the order starting with those that gained the most are:
(1) Texas, (2) Nevada, (3) Arizona, (4) Colorado, (5) Washington, (6) Oregon, (7) North Carolina, (8) Georgia, (9) Florida and (10) Utah tied with Virginia. Texas was the top destination each year during the eight-year study period