The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Actual spending on the Tobacco Licensing Program declined from $9.1  million in 2021 ‑22 to $6.9  million in 2024 ‑25, while actual spending on the Cannabis Tax Program grew from $8.4  million in 2021 ‑22 to $16.2  million in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Specifically, the 2018 budget package: Removed a requirement that 25  percent of credits be reserved for businesses with less than $2  million in annual revenue. Required applicants to demonstrate that receiving the credit would influence their decision to create jobs in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a net increase of $5  million (3  percent) over the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

Nov 19, 2025 - This approach yields an estimate of 8.6  million barrels for fiscal year 2024-25. 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5094

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25. These data, along with certain assumptions, are then used to estimate revenues in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Revised data for that quarter and new data for additional quarters will be available in the coming months, which will better refine the estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal $25  Million for Semiconductor Design Facility. The Governor ’s budget proposes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $25  million in 2025-26 for GO-Biz to support capital expenditures incurred during the development of the DCF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Both the CA CPI ‑U and CA CPI ‑W differ from the CNI on average by about 1  percentage point, which is about 25  percent of average CNI growth. In Many Years, Differences Are Large. Further, the difference between the CNI and the CA CPI ‑U and CA CPI ‑W is often large.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - CDTFA ’s estimated cost to implement AB  3218 and SB  1230 is $3.3  million in 2024-25, $5.5  million per year in 2025-26 and 2026-27, and $3.1  million in 2027-28 and ongoing. The new laws create penalties that could raise revenue to offset some of these costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Rate of Low-Wage Work Declines Substantially From Ages 25 to 32. As shown in Figure  3, our estimates suggest that the share of workers in low-wage jobs declines by more than one-third between the ages of 25 and 32.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - ISRF Could Continue Normal Operations in 2024-25 Without Additional $50  Million. Without this proposal, IBank currently anticipates having around $60  million in ISRF funds available to loan to public agencies in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846