Card Spending Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2021 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include January data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/623

U.S. Retail Sales Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 15, 2021 - U.S. retail sales declined by 0.7% from November to December, but sales for the full year were 0.4% higher than 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/611

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

Mar 20, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) The 2020-21 Budget California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) CDTFA Administers Many Tax and Fee Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205

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

Mar 20, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4205

Card Spending Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 14, 2021 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include December data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/610

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Third, should notable contractions occur in the oil and gas sector as a result of new regulations, this could have broader economic impacts and neg atively affect other state and local revenue sources such as income taxes or property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue. Proposal Requires Students to Complete a Personal Finance Course to Graduate High School.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2022 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/762

A Look at Household Debt in California [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2020 - New car purchases are a major category of taxable sales, so this trend likely is placing some drag on state and local sales tax collections.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/435

Card Spending Update: November 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 16, 2020 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include November data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/596