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The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Our office independently forecasts CalWORKs grant increases triggered by growth in realignment revenue (a share of state sales tax and vehicle license fee revenues dedicated to counties). While our estimates have differed from the administration ’s previously, at this time our two offices ’ estimates are similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program [EconTax Blog]

Feb 29, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program [EconTax Blog] The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program February 29, 2024 Ross Brown Background Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program Provides Loans to Certain Low-Income Homeowners to Pay Property Taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/800

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - The changes are intended to simplify the form by reducing the number of questions students and families need to answer and transferring data directly from their previous tax filings. After a one ‑year delay in the original launch date, the revised FAFSA is now in the midst of being implemented across the nation for the first time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

Overview of State Bond Debt Service [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - GO bonds must be approved by the voters and their repayment is guaranteed by the state ’s general taxing power. Most of these are directly paid off from the state ’s General Fund, which is largely supported by tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/798

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/799

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/799

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Typically, doing so requires increasing existing taxes or fees or establishing a new revenue stream. In some circumstances, fee or tax increases must be approved by the Legislature or by voters. In  other cases, the Legislature has granted the administration statutory authority to increase charges, sometimes up to a threshold or according to a schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - MCO Tax Package Augmented Support for Hospital Relief Programs. As noted in the “Health Care Workforce Proposals ” section of this post, last year ’s budget enacted a multiyear plan for the MCO tax. As part of this plan, the Legislature designated $200  million one-time MCO tax funds for HCAI hospital relief programs in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Beginning in 2026‑27, the Governor proposes to support the 18 positions with the Salton Sea Lithium Fund, which is anticipated to receive revenue from a lithium extraction tax in the coming years. Weigh Trade ‑Offs of Funding the Governor ’s Proposed Salton Sea Projects —Perhaps at a Partial Level —Against Other Budget Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog]

Feb 22, 2024 - Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog] Ross Brown The Governor ’s budget includes a number of proposed tax policy changes. This post provides our assessment of those proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/797