The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Additionally, DMV licenses and regulates vehicle ‑related businesses (such as automobile dealers and driver training schools), and collects certain fees and taxes for state and local agencies. As of January 2019, there were 27. 1  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 6  m illion registered vehicles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Social Services Budget

Feb 22, 2019 - Under current law, the General Fund has supported the restoration of IHSS service hours, which were previously reduced by 7   p ercent, so long as the MCO tax is in place. (Additional information on the MCO tax can be found in our report, The 2019‑20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi‑Cal Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3947

The 2019-20 Budget: Using Proposition 56 Funding in Medi-Cal to Improve Access to Quality Care

Feb 22, 2019 - These concerns led to Proposition   56 —which raises state taxes on tobacco products and dedicates the majority of associated revenues to Medi ‑Cal on an ongoing basis —being put on the statewide ballot in November 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3949

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Voter approval of Proposition   2 i n 2018 authorized the use of funds from the Mental Health Services Act, which taxes income above $ 1  m illion, for No Place Like Home (NPLH). The Legislature created NPLH in 2016 t o build and rehabilitate permanent supportive housing for those with mental illness who are homeless or at ‑risk of becoming homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Feb 20, 2019 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/347

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - . $250 Production grants to local governments Provides general purposes funds to local governments as a reward for reaching “milestones ” in their efforts to meet their short ‑term housing production goals. 500 State Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit program Expands existing state Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit program. 300 New state housing tax
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - One approach the Legislature could consider to alleviate this concern is to alter the allocation of local government tax revenues—particularly property or sales taxes—so that these allocations better reflect population growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2019 - In this report, we describe the Governor’s proposed $1.75 billion appropriation for various programs aimed at improving the affordability of housing in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3941

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations Department of Public Health —Enforcement 6.0 California Department of Tax and Fee Administration —Enforcement 6.0 5.5 No Multiyear Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2019 - In this post, we review the administration’s reductions to certain allocations of Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue. In our view, the administration’s approach for 2019-20 is reasonable. However, the administration has not yet decided how these adjustments will be determined in 2020-21 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3939