The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - These are determined by first estimating proceeds of taxes from all state sources and then subtracting exclusions. Determine Proceeds of Taxes. All state proceeds of taxes are included in the limit regardless of their fund source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

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 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Assumed Expiration of the MCO Tax Reauthorization of the MCO Tax Would Generate Billions of Dollars in General Fund Savings Beginning in 2023 ‑24. The MCO tax generates annual General Fund savings in Medi ‑Cal of $1.5 billion or more for each year it is in effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - For a number of years, the state has imposed a tax on managed care organizations’ (MCOs’) Medi‑Cal and commercial lines of business. We assume the state’s MCO tax expires midway through 2022‑23, consistent with current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - Our estimate of the total Proposition  98 spending on schools and community colleges in 2022 ‑23 is $106.7  billion ($78.6  billion from the General Fund and $28.1  billion from local property taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

Mar 23, 2021 - What Kinds of Tax Reductions Are Prohibited? The statutory language appears to prohibit any kind of tax reduction —direct or indirect —if the state accepts all of the fiscal relief funds. (Otherwise, the federal government will reduce the state ’s share of relief funds by the amount of the tax reduction.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4407

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - The state could reform th e underlying tax structure to make it less volatile, which nearly certainly would involve reducing tax rates for higher ‑income earners. Or, the state could address volatility by building reserves —funds that can be saved during upswings and spent during downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - At the same time, federal tax law typically influences people ’s choices more than state tax law because federal tax rates are higher. This means that at least some of the investment receiving California tax benefits would happen anyway in response to the federal tax benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

With New Deficits Looming, California Will Weigh its Options for Allocating a Large Revenue Windfall

Dec 1, 2020 - Because this group accounts for a large portion of the state ’s tax revenues, tax collections proved to be somewhat insulated from the initial downturn. In fact, our revenue estimate for 2021 ‑22 now is very similar to what the Governor projected in his January 2020 (pre-pandemic) budget proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4305

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