Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24 [Publication Details]

Sep 16, 2025 - Some of California's local governments offer partial sales tax rebates to try to boost the amount of taxable sales within their borders. In 2023-24, these rebates totaled $140 million. In this post, we describe the distribution of rebate payments across cities and counties. We also examine some economic and demographic characteristics of rebate-paying jurisdictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5074

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Largest Categories: E-Commerce and Fuel Suppliers. Figure  1 displays the amounts of rebates paid to various types of recipients. Broadly, the biggest category consists of e-commerce distribution centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes

Feb 24, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes Effects on Vaping and Smoking Tax Likely Would Reduce E ‑Cigarette Use Substantially. Our review of available evidence suggests that the proposed tax likely would reduce both youth and adult e ‑cigarette use substantially.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4171

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

Feb 23, 2026 - The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e ‑cigarettes. Flavor Ban. In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non ‑tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit ‑flavored e ‑cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e-cigarettes. This program is small and new, so this post focuses on the other two programs. Flavor Ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Taxation of Sugary Drinks

Nov 26, 2018 - As shown in Figure  3, for example, a sugar ‑based tax would result in somewhat higher taxes on many sodas and fruit drinks, and somewhat lower taxes on many sweetened teas and sports drinks. Tiered Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3903

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - While future data availability cannot be fully predicted, certain statistics are statistically more reliable than others and ar e thus more likely to be available in the future. Options Considered Based on the criteria discussed above, we consider the following options for replacing the CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - The first major source of uncertainty is the lack of reliable data on the current number of e-cigarette retailers and distributors that will register with BOE. To determine the increase in workload for e-cigarettes, the administration obtained estimates from the e-cigarette industry; to determine the increase in revenue from e-cigarettes, the administration examined a comparable policy change in Minnesota.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - Consequently, adjustm ents for increases in lease costs and OE &E are driven by legislative decisions. Lump Sums to Other Entities. In some other areas of the budget, the state provides lump sum amounts —sometimes referred to as block grants —to other entities of government, which those entities manage as part of their own budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Mar 6, 2019 - Within this income range (to the left of the kink) EITC benefits decrease at the same rates they increase before the peak (for example, 34 c ents for each additional $ 1 e arned for a worker with two dependents).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960