The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - One approach the Legislature could consider to alleviate this concern is to alter the allocation of local government tax revenues—particularly property or sales taxes—so that these allocations better reflect population growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - . $250 Production grants to local governments Provides general purposes funds to local governments as a reward for reaching “milestones ” in their efforts to meet their short ‑term housing production goals. 500 State Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit program Expands existing state Low ‑Income Housing Tax Credit program. 300 New state housing tax
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

Feb 14, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations Department of Public Health —Enforcement 6.0 California Department of Tax and Fee Administration —Enforcement 6.0 5.5 No Multiyear Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Moreover, the economy and tax base —both local and statewide —would be negatively affected by significant damage to certain key coastal infrastructure and other assets, such as ports, airports, railway lines, beaches and parks used for recreation, as well as high ‑technology companies located along the San Francisco Bay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2019 - In this post, we review the administration’s reductions to certain allocations of Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue. In our view, the administration’s approach for 2019-20 is reasonable. However, the administration has not yet decided how these adjustments will be determined in 2020-21 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2019 - Specifically, we advise the Legislature to seriously consider renewing the managed care organization tax, despite the Governor not proposing to do so; present issues for consideration related to the Governor's proposed expansion of comprehensive Medi-Cal coverage for young adults regardless of immigration status; and provide an initial assessment of the Governor's proposals to use Proposition 56 funding in Medi-Cal to extend and expand provider payment increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3935

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - Schools also can raise facility funding from various other sources, including parcel taxes, but they raise relatively small amounts from these other sources. Background on the Office of Public School Construction OPSC Is One of Several State Agencies Involved in Project Approval Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 13, 2019 - In this report, we describe the major changes and proposals in the Governor's proposed $100.7 billion (all funds) Medi-Cal budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3935

Gauging Risk in Capital Gains Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2019 - Gauging Risk in Capital Gains Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog] Gauging Risk in Capital Gains Revenue Estimates February 12, 2019 Justin Garosi Revenue from taxation of capital gains is a major component of state personal income tax collections, making up 16 percent of total projected personal income tax revenues for 2018-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/346

The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Individual Health Insurance Market Affordability Proposals

Feb 7, 2019 - Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Would Administer State Mandate. The administration has indicated that FTB, which administers the state ’s personal income tax, would implement the proposed state individual mandate penalty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3927