The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we analyze the Governor's proposal to create a new credit against diesel excise tax liability to incentivize the use of sustainable aviation fuel in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal Summary The Governor proposes budget trailer legislation to create a new tax credit against diesel excise tax liability to incentivize the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - As such, bringing ongoing General Fund expenditures back into balance with revenues likely will involve even more difficult decisions and trade ‑offs, such as reducing existing ongoing activities and/or raising revenues by increasing taxes and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Tax Policy Changes Expands Size of California ’s Film Tax Credit. The budget package increases the annual allocation of credits available under the Film and Television Tax Credit from $330  million to $750  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Accordingly, the statutorily required GGRF allocations for the SRA fee backfill and manufacturing tax exemption still are scheduled  to end January 1, 2031 and July  30,  2030,  respectively. Adds a Few New Statutory Allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Statutorily Required GGRF Appropriations Pursuant to SB 840 a Program Annual Amount Starting in 2026 ‑27 b Starting in 2026 ‑27, funding will be allocated first to the following programs: Manufacturing tax exemption State Responsibility Area fee backfill CalFire Then second, to the following programs: High ‑speed rail project Unspecified programs subject to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

May 12, 2022 - Figure 3 Key Legislative Options for Providing Fiscal Relief Fuel Price Focus Reduce gasoline and diesel excise tax rates. a,b Reduce diesel sales tax rate. a Provide tax refunds to vehicle owners. a Targeted Economic Focus Provide tax refunds to lower ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Emitters pay for allowances, similar to the way they would pay a tax on their GHG emissions. A key difference between allowances and taxes is how the revenues are allocated. In the case of taxes, all of the revenues come directly to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951