The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - In each case, the Legislature might set expectations for the other entit ies in using the funds, but to a large extent, the other entity is responsible for making decisions about how to allocate state funds, usually alongside other funding sources (such as local property tax revenue or student tuition revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Local Property Tax Estimates Reflect Trends in the Housing Market. Growth in property tax revenue is linked with growth in the housing market, but this growth typically lags the market by a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - The current MCO tax has been in place since January 2020 and is scheduled under current law to end in December 2022. We project the end of this tax will increase General Fund spending by $1.5 billion in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4649

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - This brief provides our annual fiscal outlook for General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. It summarizes our projections, describes the major factors driving our projections, and highlights several uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4649

Proposition 26 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - Cardrooms pay state and local fees and taxes. For example, cardrooms pay the state around $24 million each year (annually) generally for regulatory costs. Cardrooms also pay around $100 million each year to the cities they are located in.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=26&year=2022

Proposition 27 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - These expenses include: (1)  any bets made with credits from promotional offers, (2)  prize payments, and (3)  federal gambling taxes. Losses, which result when expenses are more than bets, may be used to offset these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=27&year=2022

Proposition 30 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - ANALYSIS OF MEASURE BACKGROUND California Personal Income Taxes. The state collects a tax on personal income earned within the state. Last year, the personal income tax raised over $130  billion in revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=30&year=2022

Proposition 31 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - FISCAL EFFECTS Lower Tobacco Tax Revenues. Proposition 31 likely would reduce state tobacco tax revenues by an amount ranging from tens of millions of dollars to around $100  million annually. (Last year, state tobacco tax revenue was about $2  billion.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=31&year=2022

Proposition 28 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - The California Constitution requires the state to set aside a minimum amount of state General Fund and local property tax revenue each year (annually) for public schools and community colleges. (The General Fund is the state ’s main operating account, which pays for education, prisons, health care, and other public services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=28&year=2022

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - The state meets the guarantee through a combination of state General Fund and local property tax revenue. Guarantee up Substantially Compared With Previous Budget Estimates. As Figure  2 shows, the estimates of the guarantee under the June 2022 budget plan are up significantly compared with the June 2021 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641