The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - This is especially consistent with the 20 18 changes, since professional service firms tend to be classed as “non-tradeable, ” meaning they are often already required to locate near their customer base, and thus tax incentives are unlikely to influence their decision to locate in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program

Oct 8, 2018 - At the end of 2017 ‑18 SCO had 3, 832 t otal outstanding accounts, meaning the state administrative cost for each participant was about $521 annually. These costs are high relative to the average postponement amount, which was $3, 204 p er person in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3885

The 2017-18 Budget: California Competes Tax Credit

Feb 27, 2017 - H owever, the number of businesses claiming California Competes tax credits will steadily rise over the coming years —to as many as 1,000 —before tapering off as existing tax credit agreements end and no additional agreements, under current law, are signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3586

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Since the Governor ’s proposal would provide $60  million for grants, compared to $120  million in prior iterations, the cap on individual awards would be $18  million, down from $36  million. There have been several grant awards made previously in excess of this amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - The number of low-wage workers who are Latino is roughly two and a half times the number who are white, four and a half times the number who are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 18 times the number who are Black.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We make this comparison across several different types of h ouseholds, with varying numbers of adults and children: For a single parent with three children, the statewide minimum wage is right around the poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - Operating Deficits Average $18   Billion Annually Under LAO Estimates. Figure  1 shows our office ’s projections of the state ’s budget condition compared to the administration ’s estimates. As the figure shows, both of our offices project the state will have operating deficits (budget problems) over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion. Total reserves has three components: $18   Billion in the BSA. Under the Governor ’s estimates and the constitutional rules of Proposition  2, the state is required to make a nearly $ 2  b illion deposit into its constitutional reserve, the BSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization The 2017-18 Budget The Board of Equalization State Board of Equalization (BOE) Has Key Responsibilities for Many Taxes and Fees. BOE is headed by a five-member board, with four members directly elected by district, and the fifth —the State Controller —elected on a statewide basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - Incorporating the final 2016 ‑17 data —as well as our estimates for 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19 —reduces state room by $2.5  billion in 2016 ‑17, $1.7  billion in 2017 ‑18, and $610  million in 2018 ‑19 (relative to the administration ’s January 2018 estimates).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800