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

Feb 23, 2026 - As far as we know, Proposition  64 and the Legislature ’s budget actions have not conveyed any intent to use the General Fund to support the Cannabis Tax Program. In contrast, as noted above, Proposition  64 authorizes continuous appropriations from the Cannabis Tax Fund to pay for the Cannabis Tax Program, requiring no action by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2025-26 budget process below. Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This makes each inspection more productive but also more resource-intensive due to the staff time associated with enforcement actions. Many Possible Explanations for Trends in Citations and Seizures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Without safeguards to make sure eligible workers can get benefits easily, the state ’s policies and actions have tilted the UI program out of balance. Individually, policies and actions aimed at preventing fraud may appear justified and reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - Provide free transit services. a a Included in Governor ’s proposed package of actions. b Governor proposed deferring scheduled inflation increases to gasoline and diesel excise tax rates in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Federal Tax Conformity for Federal Business Assistance

Jan 26, 2022 - LAO Comments Proposal Consistent With Previous Legislative Action. Assembly Bill  80 partially conformed state law with federal tax treatment of other federal pandemic ‑related economic relief programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4501

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - Federal Reserve Actions. With growing upward pressures on prices, the Federal Reserve is likely to take actions in the coming months to temper economic activity by increasing interest rates. Higher interest rates make it more expensive for businesses to expand their operations or consumers to finance purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

California’s Fiscal Outlook: The 2011-12 Budget [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2010 - In 2011‑12, such an approach might involve $10 billion of permanent revenue and expenditure actions and $15 billion of temporary budget solutions. In 2012‑13, 2013‑14, and 2014‑15, another few billion of permanent actions each year could be initiated, along with other temporary budget solutions, and so on until the structural deficit was eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2365

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - State statutes establish goals for reducing statewide GHG emission and direct the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to take regulatory actions to meet these goals. In December 2018, CARB adopted the ICT regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2020-21 May Revision: Revenue Proposals in the 2020-21 May Revision

May 20, 2020 - These actions generally are considered somewhat less burdensome on taxpayers than other actions like increasing tax rates. This is because they largely would ch ange only the timing of tax payments (causing payments to be made sooner than they otherwise would) but would not significantly increase the total amount of taxes businesses pay over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4238