Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - (For taxable bonds, the interest that investors earn is not exempt from federal taxes.) CIRM Has Spent Nearly All Available Funds. As Figure 1 shows, bonds issued under Proposition  71 have comprised virtually all of CIRM ’s funding, with a relatively small amount of funding coming from investment income, private donations, and other sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - The budget also provides $6  million from the College Access Tax Credit Fund, a state special fund that supports a small augmentation to the access award. (The CCC Student Success Completion Grant program is supported by Proposition  98 state General Fund, separate from Cal Grant funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2019 - As shown below, our estimates of the state ’s largest three revenues —personal income tax (PIT), sales and use tax (SUT), and corporation tax (CT) —are just over $1  billion higher than budget assumptions across the two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/414

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2019 - This web post provides detail on our projections and assumptions related to General Fund spending in Medi-Cal for the years 2019-20 through 2023-24. In the near term, we project Medi-Cal spending to grow to $23.5 billion in 2020-21. Over the long term, we project General Fund spending in Medi-Cal to grow to up to $27.6 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4116

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 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - Compared to the estimates underlying the June 2019 b udget package, we estimate revenues from the state ’s three largest taxes —the personal income tax, the corporation tax, and the sales tax —are up almost $ 1 b illion in 2018 ‑19 and about $ 160 m illion in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Assumes Expiration of Reauthorized MCO Tax Halfway Through 2022 ‑23. The reauthorized MCO tax is scheduled to expire halfway through the 2022 ‑23 fiscal year. Accordingly, our outlook assumes no revenues from an operative MCO tax after December 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - To the extent this is not the case, the effect on criminal justice costs and tax revenue discussed below could be greatly reduced. Moreover, the tax revenue impacts discussed below could be greatly reduced to the extent that the federal government exercises its discretion to enforce federal prohibitions on psilocybin-related activities otherwise permitted by this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Overview The EITC is a personal income tax credit that is intended to reduce poverty by increasing the after-tax income of California ’s poorest working households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4099

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity

Oct 17, 2019 - This post explains how each of the tax conformity provisions changes the state ’s tax laws. The administration coupled tax conformity with an expansion of the state ’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4100