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

Feb 23, 2026 - The Governor proposes a $5.6  million augmentation from the Cannabis Tax Fund in 2026 ‑27 and ongoing to address compliance and enforcement in the Cannabis Tax Program. This would bring the total Cannabis Tax Fund appropriation for this program to $17.9  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The administration estimates that the 2022 inflation adjustment will be 5.6  percent. As a result, under the Governor ’s proposal, the gasoline excise tax would be roughly 3 cents per gallon lower than it would be under current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

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

May 12, 2022 - As part of his January budget, the Governor proposed delaying the scheduled 5.6  percent 2022 ‑23 statutory increase to fuel (gasoline and diesel) excise tax rates for one year. (In our February post, The 2022‑23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates , we discuss this proposal in more detail.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - During the phase ‑in period, the state also entered the dot ‑com recession. These two cost pressures absorbed the remaining flexibility in the state ’s UI tax system. As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - The overall $ 38  m illion effect includes: $5.6   Million General Fund Revenue Loss. Net of the partial exemption, the administration estimates that the additional exclusions would reduce General Fund revenues by $5. 6  m illion. $7.5   Million Backfill to 2011 Realignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327