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 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

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

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

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

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

Feb 27, 2023 - Returning to the historical payment schedule would have little net effect on revenue in 2024 ‑25. Specifically, while the change would shift roughly $5  billion from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25, the change also would have the effect of shifting a similar amount from 2024 ‑25 to 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4722

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