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

Nov 16, 2022 - As a result, the state will build fewer housing units, treat fewer acres of forest for wildfir es, and perform less maintenance of state roads and highways. In one particularly telling, although narrow, example, the California Department and Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reported that one project appropriated in the 2020‑21 budget—a pest eradication capital outlay project—experienced a 25 percent increase in estimated cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647