The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - However, revenues easily could end up tens of billions of dollars above or below our main forecast. If revenues in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 are at the lower end of our most likely alternative outcomes, the surplus could be as low as $10 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

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The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - Appendix Note: In the online version of this report, we include a series of Appendix tables that have detailed information on the discretionary choices in the 2022‑23 Budget Act. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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The 2023-24 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Estimates

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The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The f unding supports programmatic and administrative costs and stipends (up to $7,000) or scholarships (up to $3,000) for participating student volunteers. $25  Million for Summer Youth Jobs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Online Appendices 1 and 2 provide a complete list of solutions by program area. Spending‑Related Solutions Reductions. Under our definition, a spending reduction occurs when the Governor proposes spending less than what is required under current law or policy —more commonly referred to as a spending cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2021 - The May Revision proposes to spend significantly more than the state is projected to collect in revenues in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. Future revenue growth could allow revenues to catch up to spending, as they do under our revenue forecast, but any deviations from steady growth would leave the state with a sizeable budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4437

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For 2022 ‑23, the guarantee is up $8.2  billion (8.8  percent) relative to the 2021 ‑22  enacted budget level. These increases —combined with nearly $1.6  billion freed up from the expiration of various one ‑time Proposition  98 costs —make $17.7  billion available for new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Sep 30, 2022 - The remaining $650  million is to be allocated to community colleges for various purposes, including enhanced instructional and student support services as well as professional development for faculty teaching online classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4631

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to this report, we will release a series of issue ‑specific, online posts that give more detail on the major actions in the budget package. The Budget Problem For the third year in a row, the state faced a budget problem, or deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079