Health and Social Services Departmental Issues

The State Board of Equalization , the California courts of appeal ruled that the assessment on lead product manufacturers constituted a tax rather than a fee; and therefore, the assessment requires legislation au thorizing such a tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1997/health_ss_depts1-a_anal97.html

^[PDF] The California Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act

In addition, the state collects an annual VLF on motor vehicles, the reve- nues of which are distributed to cities and counties. Currently, the VLF rate is equal to 0.65 percent of a motor vehicle’s depreciated purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070979.pdf

^[PDF] The California Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act

In addition, the state collects an annual VLF on motor vehicles, the reve- nues of which are distributed to cities and counties. Currently, the VLF rate is equal to 0.65 percent of a motor vehicle’s depreciated purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2007/070978.pdf

Obstructed Entry: CHDP Fails as Gateway To Affordable Health Care

In 1989, following the passage of the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act (also k nown as Proposition 99), part of the funds from the new cigarette tax were appropriated to expand the program to include more age groups and clients with higher incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/2001/chdp/013001_chdp.html

Addressing California’s Key Liabilities

Despite these suspensions and repeals, the state owed $1.9 billion to cities, counties, and special districts for mandate claims as of April 2013. $1.8 Billion for Salton Sea Mitigation and Other Pollution Remediation.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/liabilities/addressing-california-key-liabilities-050714.aspx

2001 Budget Analysis:Department of Child Support Services

The sequence of events which occurred with PRISM are similar to those that have occurred with other child support automation activities (see our analysis of the Franchise Tax Boar d's California Arrearage Management Project [CAMP] under Item 1730 of the "General Government" section of this Analysis ).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/health_ss/hss_13_5175.htm

^[PDF] 1954 Budget Analysis: MISCELLANEOUS

Revenues from horse racing have become substantial and may be regarded as a permanent part of California's tax program. In amount they exceed several other General Fund taxes including those on alco- holic beverages. . 3.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1954/38_misc_1954.pdf

1996-97 Budget Analysis: K-12 Education Overview

Our recommendations for Proposition 98 spending in the budget year are based on the level of General Fund revenues projected by (1) the Governor's Budget, (2) the LAO forecast ass uming enactment of the tax cut, and (3) the LAO forecast assuming no tax cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_1996/a96eov.html

California's Fiscal Outlook 2000-01 Through 2005-06 Part 4a

About 80 percent of operations funding for these school prog rams is from the state General Fund and local property taxes, pursuant to Proposition 98. Public K-12 education is provided to about 6 million students--ranging from infants to adu lts--through over 1,000 locally governed school districts and county offices of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/fisc_outlook/111500_fiscal_outlook_chapter_4a.html

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: March 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 28, 2022 - We currently project that there is a very good chance that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will exceed the Governor ’s Budget assumption of $185 billion in 2021-22 by at least several billion dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/729