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

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The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

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Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers

Dec 11, 2018 - Assumptions That Understate Net Benefit Omits Indirect Job Creation. CAEATFA application scoring includes two types of jobs. The first type consists of employees who work for the business that purchases the tax ‑exempt equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3907

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Federal funds, if available, are the best source of funding for fiscal stimulus because they may not require a reduction in other state spending. The potential economic benefits of federally funded stimulus depend on the specific circumstances of the federal programs providing funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

Assessing Recent Changes to California Competes

Mar 30, 2020 - GO‑Biz posts a list of tax credit agreements online . Companies that satisfy their agreed‑upon hiring and investment terms outlined in the agreements may claim a credit against their state corporation tax (CT) liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4213

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Key information might include: (1)  the types of ports jobs that have historically been difficult to fill; (2)  the training background and experience needed for these jobs; (3)  the types of ports jobs that likely will be needed in the future; and (4)  the gap, if any, between the current workforce and the projected needs for future port operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Income Mobility in California Across Generations

Jan 4, 2017 - Places that produce greater mobility tend to have schools with higher student test scores, lower student dropout rates, smaller class sizes, and more expenditures per student. Stronger Social Networks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3518

Updating the California Necessities Index

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The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The connection between this fundamental policy choice and the annual inflation adjustment is tenuous at best, so we encourage the Legislature to regard the Governor ’s proposal as just one among a wide range of options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2018-19 Budget: California Hiring Tax Credits

Mar 15, 2018 - This requirement assumes that a full ‑time job is preferable to a part ‑time job when that may not always be the case. In some cases, an employer may prefer to hire new employees on a part ‑time evaluative basis before increasing the employee ’s hours or promoting them to a full ‑time position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3784