Local government taxes and fees. [Ballot]

Jan 11, 2018 - “General taxes ” —that is, taxes levied by cities and counties for any purpose —may be approved by a majority vote of the electorate. On the other hand, “special taxes ” —that is, any taxes levied by schools or special districts or taxes levied by cities and counties for specified purposes —require a two-thirds vote of the electorate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-051

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Through Savings Plus, employees can open a 401(k) and/or a 457(b) account and can choose to make contributions on a pre-tax or post-tax basis to these accounts. Employees can then choose from a variety of investment options, including indexed and m anaged funds and target-date funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - First Portion of Formula: Provide Funding Directly Tied to County Performance Award Counties for Reducing County Felony Supervision Failure ‑to ‑Prison Rate. First, we recommend awarding grants to counties for diverting people on county felony supervision from prison, similar to the way the original S B  678 formula awarded counties for diverting people on felony probation from prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

How Does Tech Company Equity Pay Affect Income Tax Withholding? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2023 - State income tax withholding at Nvidia more than doubled over the same period. What Effect Has Boost in Equity Withholding Had on State Tax Receipts This Year? Income tax withholding receipts for 2022-23 were about 3 percent lower than a year before.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/789

How Does Tech Company Equity Pay Affect Income Tax Withholding? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2023 - State income tax withholding at Nvidia more than doubled over the same period. What Effect Has Boost in Equity Withholding Had on State Tax Receipts This Year? Income tax withholding receipts for 2022-23 were about 3 percent lower than a year before.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/789

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy

Oct 15, 2020 - Provides Funding to Backfill Declines in County Realignment Revenues, Some of Which Could Fund County Behavioral Health Services . The spending plan includes $750  million from the General Fund in 2020 ‑21 to offset counties ’ declines in realignment sales tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4281

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - As we discuss in our January 2025 report, The 2025‑26 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , overall, the Governor proposes $2.2 billion in actions that would create capacity in the General Fund to support $570 million of discretionary proposals (including this proposal), $150 million of tax expenditures, and a larger discretionary reserve than the state typically plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 15, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 1.5 percent over the last 3 months and 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. Retail sales growth has outpaced inflation over the last 3 months, but not over the last 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/788

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/4922/1

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/4922/2