The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $100  million one-time General Fund to backfill anticipated reductions in federal VOCA funding. This amount is similar to the amount provided in 2024-25 ($103  million). These funds support various OES victim grant programs and are intended to allow existing programs to maintain current service levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - Taxpayers may only elect to make 90  percent of their total credit allocation refundable, and the use of such credits must be spread across the five taxable years beginning with the year of election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - The Governor proposes to increase the total amount of California Competes credits that GO ‑Biz may award in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑ 22 b y $ 90  m illion per year. The administration estimates that the resulting reductions in General Fund revenue would be $ 10  m illion in 2021 ‑22, $ 35  m illion in 2022 ‑23, $ 50  m illion in 2023 ‑24, and $ 85  m illion in later years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

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

Mar 18, 2025 - CalOSBA proposes to consider applications from the 100 grantees who were rejected during the first round and suggest that a new round of grants would allow them to expand the grant to these organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Even if revenues perform better than expected, it is still unlikely that revenues will exceed $100  million. Under this scenario, CalVIP would receive its full allocation, but CDE would receive only some funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - For smooth implementation, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) generally advises state and local lawmakers to enact sales and excise tax rate changes at least 90 days before they go into effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - In particular, fuel tax reductions would need to be enacted 60 to 90 days before they could go into effect. What Are the Key Fiscal and Policy Trade ‑Offs? In prioritizing relief, the Legislature will also need to balance this against its other budget and policy aims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - In 20 of those counties —including the most populous ones —such households faced housing costs that exceed 100  percent of their gross income. Some Areas With Very High Housing Costs Do Not Have Local Minimum Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - Specifically, a taxpayer may receive a refund equal to the lesser of: (1)  18  percent of the credit or (2)  90  percent of the portion of the credit exceeding their tax liability. A taxpayer electing to receive such a refund would forfeit a portion of their credit equal to the lesser of: (1)  2  percent of the credit or (2)  10  percent of the portion of the credit exceeding their tax liability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - However, the vast majority of fraud occurred in the temporary, 100  percent federally funded programs that now have ended. The federal program did not require the basic fraud safeguards found in the state ’s regular UI program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615