Federal COVID-19-Related Funding to California

Apr 28, 2020 - These include payments to the state government, local governments (including cities, counties, and special districts), tribal governments, and other public entities (like housing authorities, school districts, and other local educational agencies).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4226

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - . $100.0 Travel trailers and hotel and motel beds for immediate homeless housing. 50.0 Funding to counties for increased administrative costs in CalFresh. $24.3 Funding to counties for increased administrative costs in Medi ‑Cal. 12.7 Funding to counties for increased administrative workload for CalWORKs. 8.0 Reimbursement to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook

Mar 18, 2020 - Volatile Financial Markets Indicate Lower Capital Gains-Related Tax Revenue Taxes on capital gains are a significant source of state revenue. Even in “normal ” times, capital gains income is difficult to forecast because it correlates with stock market performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4203

Taking Stock of California’s Recession Readiness

Feb 12, 2020 - Not least are signs of slowing economic growth and risk from draft federal regulations regarding the types of fees and taxes the state can levy on healthcare providers. Therefore, in addition to reserves, the Legislature may want to consider the role of planned operating surpluses as a preemptive fiscal defense against a recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4156

The 2020-21 Budget: Structuring the Budget

Feb 10, 2020 - Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Approved. After enacting the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget in June, the Legislature reauthorized the MCO tax in September. The MCO tax generates General Fund benefit by taxing enrollment in MCOs and using that revenue to offset General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4150

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Tempered Expectations

Dec 9, 2019 - General Fund reliance on the personal income tax —and thus on capital gains-related income taxes in particular —has increased. Consequently, from a fiscal standpoint, the state could see revenue shortfalls commensurate with or greater than past recessions, especially if it were accompanied by a stock market correction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4122

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Importantly, this scenario assumes the federal government approves the managed care organization (MCO) tax and the state faces no major disasters over the next few years. (The MCO tax offsets General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal but it requires federal approval.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4111

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - This funding is divided among the state ’s 13 m ost populous cities, counties, and Continuums of Care —local entities that administer housing assistance programs within a particular area, often covering a county or group of counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - These include loans from other state funds to the General Fund and outstanding obligations to other entities, like cities, counties, and school and community college districts. Bond Debt. These liabilities include the principal and interest amount of outstanding general obligation and lease revenue bonds issued by the state to finance capital infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106