The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Aug 30, 2021 - This post describes the legislative and administrative decisions regarding the State Appropriations Limit (SAL) in the 2021‑22 budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4449

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - The Legislature can use excess revenues in three ways: (1)  appropriate more money for purposes excluded from the state appropriations limit (SAL), (2)  split the excess between additional school and community college district spending and taxpayer rebates, or (3)  lower tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

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

Overview of the May Revision 1993-94 [Publication Details]

May 1, 1993 - A major solution component continues to be a $2.6 billion local property tax shift. We conclude that, as currently structured, this property tax shift proposal is unworkable. It significantly reduces local (especially county) resources without a corresponding change in local responsibilities or a practical way to find replacement revenue in 1993-94.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/176

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 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - About 40   Percent of Increase Covered With Higher Property Tax Revenue. Of total Proposition  98 spending in 2018 ‑19, $54. 9  b illion is state General Fund and $23. 5  b illion is local property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

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

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook Format: HTML Description: Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
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Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California 's Challenging Fiscal Outlook April 26, 2022 Tweet Gabriel PetekLegislative Analyst Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California ’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4590

Federal Retrenchment and State Management [Publication Details]

Oct 21, 1983 - Bill includes four observations as follows. (1) The states' management of the retrenchment process—particularly in terms of the transition from categoricals to block grants—has been a solid success. (2) The relationship between federal and state tax policies is not what many of us were led to believe. (3) Faced with the inevitability of federal retrenchment, state governments
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