The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Instead, much of the bounce appears to be tied to special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock  compensation. Booming Stock Market Driving Income Growth. The recent run ‑up in the stock market, which appears tied to optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, is a primary driver of the rapid growth in pay to high ‑income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This change need not occur immediately as it will take time for the state to build up reserves through future economic cycles. As such, we suggest the Legislature ask the voters to authorize a scheduled, phased‑in increase: 20 percent to take effect immediately after the next statewide election, 25 percent in 2030, and increasing by 5 percent every five years until the cap reaches a maximum of 50 percent in 2055.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Budget Package Signed by Governor. The Governor signed the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act and other budget ‑related bills between June  27, 2017 and September  28, 2017. These bills are detailed in Figure  5. The Governor did not veto any appropriations in the 2017 ‑18 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/2

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Revenues Lower by About $5   Billion. The May Revision downgrades the administration ’s revenue estimates by $5  billion. Revenues for prior and current years are up a total of $6  billion, primarily reflecting stronger ‑than ‑expect personal income tax collections which are running $4  billion ahead of prior projections as of April.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2018-19 Budget: Repaying the CalPERS Borrowing Plan

Apr 4, 2018 - As an example, if a particular fund represents 5  p ercent of CalPERS ’ state employer contributions each year, it would repay 5  p ercent of the loan over its lifetime. Senate  Bill 84 also authorizes the General Fund to advance money on behalf of other state funds (for example, if those funds have issues making repayments), and later be reimbursed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3797

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - Sometimes the state settles up as a fiscal year is ending, but other times, the state does not settle up immediately. In the latter cases, the state creates an outstanding fiscal obligation known as a settle-up obligation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

The 2019-20 Budget: Structuring the Budget: Reserves, Debt and Liabilities

Feb 5, 2019 - The Governor also uses $4. 5  b illion to address budgetary borrowing, including to repay all outstanding special fund loans, undo two budgetary deferrals, and repay all outstanding settle up owed to schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3925

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Second, it notably reduces how much tax revenue is used for augmentations, instead using more money to help offset General Fund spending ($3.5  billion through 2024 ‑25 and $7.7  billion through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Under the June 2021 b udget plan, the total required deposit is $4. 5 b illion —$1. 9 b illion in 2020 ‑21 and $2. 6 b illion in 2021 ‑22. The largest discretionary allocation of Proposition 98 funding is $12. 5 b illion to pay down the deferrals the state adopted as part of the June 2020 b udget plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448