Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - A final complication is the state ’s conformity to the federal Internal Revenue Service rule change that, as a response to the January floods, delayed the 2022 tax filing deadline to October from April.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

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

Nov 16, 2022 - To support these functions, the state pays a share of counties ’ costs based expected workload. In the case of Medi ‑Cal, state payments to counties for program administration are automatically adjusted for inflation annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - SAL = state appropriations limit; CAC = California Arts Council; CSSSA = California State Summer School for the Arts; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CSL = California State Library; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DCA = Department of Consumer Affairs; DCC = Department of Cannabis Control; DFPI = Departm ent of Financial
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616/1

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - This means that a portion of any inflation created by the tax rebate program will be exported to the rest of the U.S. Once dissipated across the nearly $26  trillion U.S. economy, California ’s $9.5  billion in tax refunds represent, at most, a trivial contribution to broader inflationary pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook Format: HTML Description: Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4590

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - CARE Act implementation will begin in seven “Cohort I ” counties by October 1, 2023, with the remaining counties to begin implementation no later than December 1, 2024. Medi ‑Cal Coverage Expansion to Remaining Undocumented Populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Aug 30, 2021 - This post describes the legislative and administrative decisions regarding the State Appropriations Limit (SAL) in the 2021‑22 budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4449

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - The Legislature can use excess revenues in three ways: (1)  appropriate more money for purposes excluded from the state appropriations limit (SAL), (2)  split the excess between additional school and community college district spending and taxpayer rebates, or (3)  lower tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662