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According to ratings agency Crisil, lower taxes will benefit a third of an average consumer's monthly expenditure basket and improve the middle class's purchasing power.

It also said 66% of the cathedral's annual expenditure went on lay staff.

They described the university as "one of the richest in the country," and said it could cut back on capital expenditure and building work, or draw on its "large reserves", instead of cutting staff.

ECC said it “submitted invoices with supporting documentation in the format requested” by CalRecycle for all expenditures, and was “not aware of any missing invoices.”

Los Angeles is also struggling with rising legal payouts, a reduction in city services, and higher expenditures due in part to employee raises.