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[PDF] Local rent control laws.

If cities or counties create new rent control laws or expand existing ones, local rent boards would have increased costs. For communities where rent control laws expand automatically, costs also could increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2022/220574.pdf

After the Transportation Blueprint: Developing and Funding an Efficient Transportation System

A tax increase of this magnitude could result in migration of gas sales to neighboring counties with lower taxes. Although no co unty has yet attempted to impose a local gas tax, Chapter 878, Statutes of 1997 (AB 595, Brown) authorizes the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties to seek voter approval for a regional gas tax that would apply in all nine counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/030598_trans_blueprint/030598_after_transportation_blueprint.html

1995 September California Update

Figure 2 summarizes the major fiscal effects of the proposals on state/county funds. The net effect on state/county funds depends on several variables, the most significant being: Whether the state chooses to backfill for lost federal fund in order to maintain current service levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/1995/cal_update/cup995.html

LAO 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Prop 98 Education Programs: Cash Management

The California Constitution requires the county treasurer to loan to a district, as long as the loan is no more than 85 percent of the direct taxes levied by the county on behalf of the district (such as property taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/education/ed_anl09004004.aspx

[PDF] 2011 Realignment: Addressing Issues to Promote Its Long-Term Success

Instead, the budget reallocates $5.6 billion of state sales tax and state and local VLF revenues for purposes of realignment in 2011-12. Specifically, the Legislature approved the diversion of 1.0625 cents of the state’s sales tax rate to counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/stadm/realignment/realignment_081911.pdf

[PDF] Supplemental Report of the 2009 Budget Act

The proposed provisions of the new concession contract will provide visitor services, which may include overnight lodging, food service, retail sales, and event and conference space. The provisions include a contract term of up to 50 years and a minimum annual rental requirement will be based on the results of a feasibility study to be completed in the summer of 2009, and a capital in- vestment of $3 million for construction of the historic lodge.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/supp_report/supp_report_2009.pdf

2009 Initiative Analysis: The Local Voter Control & Government Accountability Act

While some of the failed tax measures that earned more than 55  percent approval involved small sums, some of them were very large. For example, in 2004, the Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax failed because it received approval by only 60  percent of local voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090644.aspx

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 14, 2022 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) grew 1.3 percent from September to October.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/757

[PDF] Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Amendment #1).

State law also gives cities and counties the discretion to regulate the location and operation of such facilities. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medical marijuana. A small number of cities also impose additional taxes on medical marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150593.pdf

[PDF] Overview of the May Revision 1993-94

The most problematic part of the budget plan is the proposed $2.6 billion property tax shift from local governments to schools. The Adminis- tration proposes that the counties offset a portion of their $2.1 billion loss by increasing local sales taxes, obtaining relief from state-mandated programs requirements, and using transferred special district property tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/1993/Overview_May_Revision_176_0593.pdf