The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Our office estimated the full ‑year savings —in 2022 ‑ 23 —of suspending these expenditures was $1. 7  b illion. The augmentations subject to suspensions were in a variety of state programs, including In ‑Home Supportive Services, developmental services, and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - By most measures, the recession of the early 1990s was more severe than the dot ‑com bust in the early 2000s. For example, unemployment in California reached 9. 7  p ercent in mid ‑ to late ‑1992, but peaked at 6. 9  p ercent after the dot ‑com bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The number of inspections conducted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 was 52  percent lower than in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Over the same period, the number of citations issued dropped by 24  percent. These drops are particularly striking given that staff concerns about COVID-19 exposure likely diminished substantially over that period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)

Mar 20, 2020 - A reduction of $2.6 million in 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, dropping to $0.5  million in 2023-24 and ongoing from various funds —primarily from the General Fund and reimbursements. Augmentations and Reductions Best Considered Separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act assumes this change will increase General Fund revenues by $12  million in 2020 ‑21 and $24  million in 2021 ‑22. Extends Sales Tax Exemption for Diaper and Menstrual Products.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - After a period of relative calm in the mid ‑ and late ‑1990s, California faced another series of years with acute budget problems following the dot ‑com bust and ensuing recession. Although the dot ‑com bust was relatively mild in economic terms, it hit the California budget —which is particularly reliant on the Bay Area ’s technology sector —especially hard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Consequently, the Governor ’s proposal anticipates General Fund payments to 2011 Realignment totaling $7. 5  m illion. $24.7   Million Revenue Loss for Local Programs. Aside from 2011 Realignment, the administration ’s estimates suggest that the proposal would reduce local sales tax revenues by $24. 7  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - By the end of 2020, as shown in Figure  1 , the state had distributed $24  billion in UI benefits to unemployed workers and quickly ran through its reserves. Under federal rules, states must borrow federal dollars to pay benefits when state reserves run out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - Figure  7 shows the types of productions that were awarded tax credits. The most notable change is an increase in the share of credits awarded to non ‑relocating TV shows from 51  percent in the first decade of the program to 59  percent in the credits most recent iteration starting in 2020, with a corresponding decrease in credit allocations for feature films.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - In 2020, 10  percent of buses entering service for large transit agencies were ZEBs; by 2022, that share had grown to 28  percent. In 2020, 11  percent of buses entering service for small transit agencies were ZEBs; by 2022, that share had grown to 38  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890