2005 Initiative Analysis: Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 2)

Background Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state’s cigarette tax is currently 87 cents per pack (with an equivalent tax on other types of tobacco products) and is levied on cigarette distributors who supply cigarettes to retail stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050849.htm

2005 Initiative Analysis: Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 1)

Background Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state’s cigarette tax is currently 87 cents per pack (with an equivalent tax on other types of tobacco products) and is levied on cigarette distributors, who supply cigarettes to retail stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050848.htm

^[PDF] Tobacco Tax, Disease Prevention and Children's Health Insurance Act of 2006 (version 2)

BACKGROUND Tobacco Taxes Existing Tax Rate. Current state law imposes excise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The state’s cigarette tax is currently 87 cents per pack (with an equivalent tax on other types of tobacco products) and is levied on cigarette distributors who supply cigarettes to retail stores.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/050849.pdf

Why Have Sales Taxes Grown Slower Than the Economy?

The statewide base sales tax rate is 7.5 percent. With voter approval, however, local governments may increase (by up to 2.5 percentage points) the local tax rate to generate additional local sales tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/tax/Sales-tax/Sales-tax-080513.aspx

Initiative Analyses

File No. 2009-051 Comprehensive Tax Reform Initiative (Amendment #1-S) The measure limits state and local taxes to the following: (1) a land tax levied on the monthly rental value of land; (2) a personal income tax on income above $150,000 annually; ( 3) taxes on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and motor fuels; and (4) a severance tax on natural resources such as timber, minerals, and oil.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiatives?page=37

^[PDF] An Overview of California’s Research and Development Credit

This is because the $486,000 state tax reduction is partially offset by a $165,000 federal tax increase, due to the decline in deductible state taxes. Put another way, some of what the state loses in revenue in order to provide the credit ends up as increased revenue to the federal government. 9L E G I S L A T I V E A N A LY S T ’ S O F F I C
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/randd_credit/113003_research_development.pdf

^[PDF] 1,000 percent sales tax on some political advertisements.

Harris 2 December 29, 2015 measure provides the sales tax will not apply to the first $1 million “of spending within a calendar year by any tax entity,” as specified. The tax proceeds would solely benefit "California public education."
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150605.pdf

2003 Initiative Analysis: Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act

The Legislature also has authority to modify the tax base for the property tax and sales tax by establishing exempti ons and exclusions. As part of the 2003-04 budget package, the state enacted a measure that temporarily reduces the local Bradley-Burns sales tax rate by 0.5  percent, but offsets the associated city and county
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031003.htm

2003 Initiative Analysis: Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act

The Legislature also has authority to modify the tax base for the property tax and sales tax by establishing exempti ons and exclusions. As part of the 2003 ‑04 budget package, the state enacted a measure that temporarily reduces the local Bradley-Burns sales tax rate by 0.5  percent, but offsets the associated city and county
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031080.htm

^[PDF] None GENERAL PROGRAM STATEMENT The Renters' Tax

None GENERAL PROGRAM STATEMENT The Renters' Tax Relief program provides a flat grant of $37 to renters of all ages and at all levels of income; This assistance is disbursed in the form of a "refundable" income tax credit, i.e., the $37 grant first is used to offset income taxes due, with any amount in excess of the tax liability paid dire,ctly to the claimant.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1978/13_tax_relief_1978.pdf