The 2018-19 Budget: Repaying the CalPERS Borrowing Plan

Apr 4, 2018 - Whereas the General Fund receives revenues from various taxes and fees that can be used for any public purpose, other funds have programmatic restrictions. For instance, special funds have specific revenue sources (such as user fees) and programmatic uses established in state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3797

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - Personal Income Tax Is Dominant State Revenue Source. The personal income tax (PIT) is the state ’s tax on most sources of individual income, including: salaries and wages, proprietor and partnership income, capital gains, dividends and interest, and retirement distributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - Other Key Budget Proposals Over $200   Million in Business Tax Credits. The Governor proposes extending the California Competes tax credit program —which provides tax subsidies to select businesses that agree to expand employment or investment in the state —for five more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 12, 2018 - This publication is our office’s initial response to the Governor’s 2018-19 budget. In the proposed plan, the Governor places a high priority on building reserves, proposing a total reserve balance of nearly $16 billion. We believe the Governor’s continued focus on building more reserves is prudent in light of economic and federal budget uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3731

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - Under these reevaluations, the rainy day fund deposit is revised up (down) if capital gains taxes were higher (lower) than the state ’s prior estimates. The state does not revisit its estimate of the base amount in the true up calculation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727

The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - California, for example, may be disproportionately affected by proposed changes to the state and local tax deduction, but the state ’s economy also could benefit from other parts of the plan. Changes to the federal tax code also could affect the administration of state tax laws, and this could lead to proposals for legislation to conform California ’s tax laws to some of the federal changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3718

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Under current law, the MCO tax is set to expire at the end of  2018 ‑19. Given this expected expiration of the MCO tax, our outlook projections assume that the General Fund support for the restoration of service hours will not be included beginning in  2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The near-term budget outlook is positive. Under our current estimates, the state would have $19.3 billion in total reserves (including $7.5 billion in discretionary reserves) at the end of 2018-19, assuming the Legislature makes no additional budget commitments. The Legislature can use discretionary resources to build more budget reserves, increase spending, and/or reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3718/1

Fiscal Outlook: Medi-Cal

Nov 15, 2017 - Expiration of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Current MCO Tax. The current MCO tax is assessed on a large number of managed care plans in the state. Revenues from the MCO tax, which leverage federal funding for Medi-Cal, provide a substantial General Fund offset —an estimated $1.8  billion in 2017-18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3715

The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 15, 2017 - The Legislature can use discretionary resources to build more budget reserves, increase spending, and/or reduce taxes. We also estimate the Legislature will have $5.3 billion in uncommitted school and community college (Proposition 98) funds to allocate in 2018-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3718