Latest News: DeMaio & Faulconer Outline Criteria for Achieving Fiscal Reform Without Raising Taxes

July 28, 2010

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San Diego – Councilmember Carl DeMaio joined Councilmember Kevin Faulconer in identifying “10 Criteria for Real Fiscal Reform in City Government.”  The reforms include significant reforms to the city’s debt-ridden pension system, immediate implementation of open and fair competitive bidding on city services, and a comprehensive fiscal analysis.

“Tax increases are not needed to fix our city’s financial problems – we need immediate implementation of these cost saving reforms,” DeMaio noted. “These reforms can legally be done within the next 18 months to not only balance the budget in the short term, but restore the long-term financial health of our city,” DeMaio added.

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