The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - LAO Comments Administration ’s Estimate of Local Property Tax Revenue Too Low. The administration estimates that local property tax revenue counting toward Proposition  98 will be $19.2  billion in 2015 –16 and $20.6  billion in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

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 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - As required by Proposition  56 (2016), the budget provides $32  million in new cigarette tax revenue to support tobacco use prevention education in California schools. The funds are to be allocated in accordance with the existing Tobacco Use Prevention Education program administered by CDE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget includes a number of changes to the IHSS cost sharing arrangement between the state and counties, including shifting some costs from the state to counties, establishing a new county IHSS maintenance ‑of ‑effort (MOE), and providing some General Fund assistance to counties to meet the new MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/7

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - While the county jail and community supervision populations have declined somewhat, the share of total offenders under county jurisdiction has increased from 59 percent to 69 percent over the same time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/4

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Provides $50  million (one time) to counties to aid homeless individuals with mental illnesses. Augments housing assistance and support programs for CalWORKs families by $32  million (ongoing cost of $63  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3423

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Most of the difference is attributable to differences in our estimates of grants spending and our inclusion of significant refundable tax credits as components of federal sp ending. While our estimate is not comparable with multi-state estimates, our approach does allow us to display spending amounts at a more detailed level and with more precision and detail than others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/7

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details]

May 12, 2019 - The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products [Publication Details] The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products Format: HTML Description: In the May Revision, the Governor has proposed two new sales tax exemptions that would go into effect on January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2021: one for menstrual products and another for children’s diapers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4040

The 2022-23 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2022 - Every dollar in tax revenues that the state collects above the limit must be spent on purposes that meet SAL requirements or returned to taxpayers. As a result, higher revenues would result in dollar ‑for ‑dollar increases in SAL  requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4602