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

Feb 23, 2026 - Direct the administration to make any future adjustments needed to support the program without spending any money from the General Fund. Reduce CDTFA ’s General Fund appropriation by the amount of the department ’s annual General Fund spending on the Cannabis Tax Program (as these funds clearly are not needed).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - Of that, 3.94  percent raises money for the state ’s General Fund, and 2.06  percent raises money the state provides to counties for various local programs. Local governments ’ portion of the sales tax ranges from 1.25  percent to 4.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040

A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers

Dec 17, 2019 - For these taxes, gross receipts generally include the money that retailers receive from their customers in exchange for the goods they sell. Crucially, the definition of gross receipts generally excludes sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4124

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - While it is reasonable to expect that some workers would make too much money for UI to replace half of their earnings, California ’s benefit levels only meet the federal wage replacement standard for half of the state ’s workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - Alternatively, the Legislature could consider making these adjustments in a few steps between July 2022 and July 2023. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2017-18 Budget: The Board of Equalization

Mar 7, 2017 - Little Reason to Make Enforcement Resources Limited-Term. The administration requests $5.8  million for enforcement in 2017-18, but the vast majority of this money —$5.1  million —is limited-term. In light of the limited budgetary discretion allowed by Proposition 56, there is little reason to commit to revisiting this funding at a fixed point in time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3609

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - As another example, consider a fuel supplier that makes advance sales of large amounts of fuel from a sales office. All Bradley-Burns revenue from this transaction would go to the city where the sales office is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074