The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year. Consistently high recapture rates combined with a lower than usual award volume over the last few years has led to the rapid growth of the credit pool that now stands at $923  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Actual spending on the Tobacco Licensing Program declined from $9.1  million in 2021 ‑22 to $6.9  million in 2024 ‑25, while actual spending on the Cannabis Tax Program grew from $8.4  million in 2021 ‑22 to $16.2  million in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

California’s First Film Tax Credit Program

Sep 29, 2016 - If a project was allocated a film tax credit during the initial allocation period, it was roughly 5  percent more likely to be made —at all, anywhere —than the projects that did not win the lottery and were initially placed onto a waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3502

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $11.1  million ($6.1  million General Fund and $5  million federal funds) and 29 permanent positions in 2025-26, and $10.5  million ($5.5  million General Fund and $5  million federal funds) in 2026-27 and ongoing, to respond to animal disease outbreaks such as avian influenza ( “bird flu ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

Nov 19, 2025 - This approach yields an estimate of 8.6  million barrels for fiscal year 2024-25. 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/5094

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 - Description of Sales Tax Rebates Statewide Total: $140  Million. In 2023-24, the Bradley-Burns tax raised $9.4  billion statewide. Of this amount, local governments paid roughly $140  million —1.5  percent —in rebates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Since the Governor ’s proposal would provide $60  million for grants, compared to $120  million in prior iterations, the cap on individual awards would be $18  million, down from $36  million. There have been several grant awards made previously in excess of this amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget reflects estimated revenues of $56.3  million in 2024-25 and $58.6  million in 2025-26 —substantially lower than the preliminary estimate of $159  million. Additionally, the Governor ’s budget reflects that the $2.4  million start-up loan required by Chapter  231 was never made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - CDTFA ’s estimated cost to implement AB  3218 and SB  1230 is $3.3  million in 2024-25, $5.5  million per year in 2025-26 and 2026-27, and $3.1  million in 2027-28 and ongoing. The new laws create penalties that could raise revenue to offset some of these costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966