The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan Update (9/11/24): Managed care organization tax increase corrected in Appendix 1 (Figure 4) and Appendix 2 (Figure 1). Update (10/2/24): Figure 8 has been updated for final actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922/3

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Health Changes to MCO Tax Package. Last year ’s budget renewed a tax on health plan enrollment known as the MCO tax. It extended this tax through 2026. The net revenue generated by the tax was to (1)  help offset General Fund spending in Medi ‑Cal and (2)  augment funding for Medi ‑Cal and other health programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - The state meets this requirement through a combination of General Fund spending and local property tax revenue. When General Fund revenue declines, the minimum requirement usually declines in tandem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - For example, the Governor proposes narrowing businesses ’ ability to reduce their tax bill by counting previous losses against their current income. This would generate about $300  million in additional revenue in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825

The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - The state also limited businesses from claiming more than $5  million in tax credits. The  state also has increased broad ‑based taxes on  a temporary and permanent basis in similar revenue downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4819

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - Film Tax Credit Extends Film Tax Credit Program. The budget extends the film tax credit —which awards $330  million in credits annually to motion picture productions —for five years beginning in 2025-26 (Program 4.0).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Health Reauthorizes MCO Tax and Makes Related Program Augmentations. The budget package includes trailer bill legislation (Chapter  13 of 2023 [A B  119 , Committee on Budget]) to renew a tax on health insurance plans known as the MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Appendix 4: Large One-Time and Temporary Augmentations Transportation Appendix 4, Figure 1 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Business and Labor General Fund (In millions) Begin new information technology overhaul
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - When combined with slightly smaller increases in the local property tax portion of Proposition  98, overall growth in school and community college funding would average around 4.6  percent annually. Operating Deficits Average $18   Billion Annually Under LAO Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - The main proposal in this area is a renewal and increase in a tax on health insurance plans known as the managed care organization (MCO) tax. Under the proposal, the tax would last from April 2023 through December 2026 and be used to maintain and augment support for Medi ‑Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769