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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in 2024 ‑25, $13.1  million of CDTFA ’s Cannabis Tax Program spending came from the Cannabis Tax Fund, while $3.1  million came from the General Fund. The administration tells us that this spending came from CDTFA ’s General Fund appropriation in the budget act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - For example, annual growth in the California Construction Cost Index (CCCI), published by the Department of General Services (DGS)—relevant to capital outlay and other infrastructure spending—was 13.4 percent in 2021, compared to an average of 3.1 percent over the previous five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647