Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/460

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - According to a 2021 survey by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Californians accrued more than $300  million in drinking water arrearages. In addition, the state ’s wastewater providers estimated arrearages could total several hundred million dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 24, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/458

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2023 - This post provides background on state and federal premium subsidies for Covered California before providing an overview and assessment of the Governor’s proposed budget solution regarding the California Premium Subsidy program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4681

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Over the past several decades, the city has applied these taxes to the state ’s share of tidelands revenue, reducing the amount of revenue the state receives. Budget trailer legislation specifies that the state “consents ” to those previous city taxes but prohibits the state ’s share of revenues from being subject to any future local taxes, fees, or assessments without explicit statutory authorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 18, 2021 - The 2021‑22 budget package provides a total of $21.7 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, and various special funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies. This is a net increase of $4.8 billion (22 percent) compared to 2020‑21 estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4463

State Tax Collections Update: April 2020 to July 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 20, 2020 - State Tax Collections Update: April 2020 to July 2020 [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Bottom Line. Total revenue collections for the state ’s three largest taxes —personal income tax (PIT), sales tax, and corporation tax —across April 2020 to July 2020 came in 9 percent ($4.3 billion) ahead of budget projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/525

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The state could choose to pass through a greater amount of payments (up to the full amount of the child support payment); however, the federal government would require the state to backfill the amount of the pass-through payment that would have otherwise gone to reimburse the f ederal share of CalWORKs recoupment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Specifically, this post first summarizes budget actions within the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program. This post then describes aging-related budget ac tions in other state programs and departments and summarizes progress made in the 2022-23 budget to implement the policy goals and recommendations included in the Master Plan for Aging (MPA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Temporarily Augments State Support for Food Banks. The spending plan provides a total of $112  million General Fund in 2022-23 (and $52  million in 2023-24) to augment the CalFood program, which provides funding to a network of food banks throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/3