The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - In 2026 ‑27, $2.8  million of these appropriations would come from the Compliance Fund to pay for costs in the Tobacco Licensing Program, while $0.5  million would come from the Cannabis Tax Fund to pay for costs in the Cannabis Tax Program. $0.2  million of these costs would shift from the Compliance Fund to the Cannabis Tax Fund starting in 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Further, large differences (more than 0.5  percentage points) are rare. Over short time periods (three years), year ‑to ‑year differences average out to changes very similar to the CNI (about 0.1  percentage points).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Version 4.0 also increases the required contribution to the Career Pathways Program from 0.25  percent to 0.5  percent for non ‑independent productions only. Workforce Diversity in California’s Film Industry Completed Version 3.0 Productions Hire Men, White Workers at Higher Rates Than Other Groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Reserve ‑Building Rate Would Be 0.5   Percent. Under current conditions, but assuming our proposed taxable wage base of $46,800 and assuming the state aimed to reach the reserve target in five years, the reserve ‑building tax rate today would be 0.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)

Mar 20, 2020 - A reduction of $2.6 million in 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, dropping to $0.5  million in 2023-24 and ongoing from various funds —primarily from the General Fund and reimbursements. Augmentations and Reductions Best Considered Separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205

Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - Figure 1 0.1 cent to 0.5 cent per ounce of drink volume a 0.2 cent per ounce of drink volume — 0.1 cent to 2.7 cents per ounce of drink volume b 0.2 cent per ounce of drink volume — 4 cents to 21 cents per ounce of alcohol a 2.6 cents per ounce of drink volume for most spirits 5.2 cents per ounce of drink volume for very high ‑alcohol spirits — $1.01 per pack of 20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program

Mar 27, 2017 - Note: Part ‑time staff displayed as 0.5 full ‑time staff. Did SCAPAP Increase Property Tax Revenues? Our Approach to Analyzing SCAPAP ’s Effect on Property Tax Revenues. Determining the effect of SCAPAP on property tax revenues is difficult because it is not possible to know how much revenue would have been collected in the absence of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3632

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - The administration requests $1.1 million in 2017-18, $0.6 million in 2018-19, $0.5 million in 2019-20, and $0.2 million in 2020-21 and ongoing for BOE to administer aspects of Proposition 56 unrelated to enforcement, such as registering taxpayers and processing returns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609