Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Pew ’s report also compares federal expenditures in each state to the size of its economy. According to the Pew estimates, in FFY 2013-14, federal expenditures made up about 16 percent of California ’s economy —less than the national average of 19 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/2

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - They are: a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal Federalism Initiative and a report by the New York Comptroller’s Office . Both of these reports estimate figures for all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/7

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - For example, a 2010 Pew survey estimated that 86  percent of Americans regarded cars as necessities. We are not aware of any proposals to exempt cars from the sales tax. Broad Product Categories Can Include Both Necessities and Luxuries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - Figure  6 shows a measure of state revenue volatility put together by researchers at the Pew Charitable Trusts using 15 years of revenue collection data. According to this measure, California has one of the most volatile tax revenue systems in the country, ranking fifth out of 50 states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028