The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Large Credit Pool Could Impact Program Competitiveness. Given the current size of the credit pool, the program is often undersubscribed, meaning that the value of credits allocated falls below the statutory cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Feb 28, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit Summary California ’s Film Industry Impacted by Increased Competition, Recent Disruptions. Over the last two  decades, California has faced increasing competition in the motion picture industry from other states and countries offering production companies financial incentives and lower labor costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

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

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, Chapter  231 specifies that the first $75  million deposited in the GVPSS Fund be designated for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program —which provides competitive grants for violence prevention activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Funds would be allocated to specific projects through a competitive process. Projects eligible for funding include port‑specific projects, intermodal railyard expansion and electrification, goods movement railway corridor capacity projects, grade separations, and zero‑emission goods movement demonstration projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Instead, the right number of inspections depends on costs and benefits —some of which, like deterring illegal activities and promoting fair competition, can be very difficult to quantify. The Governor ’s proposed level of spending on cannabis and tobacco enforcement is just one among a range of reasonable policy options available to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - The federal government offers funding for ZEB adoption through two competitive grant programs. The Low or No Emission Grant Program is intended specifically to help transit agencies purchase relatively low-emission buses (including ZEBs and some other types of buses).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

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

Feb 28, 2023 - This heightened interstate competition would be counterproductive to the film tax credit ’s goal of protecting Hollywood. Recommendations If Extending the Credit, Refundability Worth Considering but With Modifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

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

Mar 18, 2025 - GO-Biz selects applicants via a competitive application process and negotiates individual agreements with each successful applicant, including year-by-year milestones an d corresponding credit allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - . $8.7  million, encumbered over three years, for a competitive grant program. The grants would be to provide seed funding to cities or counties for programs that provide support to immigrants and immigrant ‑owned businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - The California Competes program has some features intended to address these concerns: Competitive Application Process. GO ‑Biz allocates the credits through a competitive application process. For example, only 56 o f the 375 c ompanies that applied to the program during the 2019 ‑20 fiscal year were successful.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327