Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Of this amount, local governments paid roughly $140  million —1.5  percent —in rebates. This is: $3.50 per California resident. Similar to the amount of Bradley-Burns revenue for the City of Fresno. Similar to the amount of tax credits allocated by California Competes, one of the state ’s major economic development programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

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

Feb 28, 2025 - Further adjusting for this, the increase in the output of California ’s film industry associated with the tax credit decreases to around $1.5  billion, or just under 3  percent. As  discussed next, this should not necessarily be interpreted as increasing the total size of the state ’s  economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - A small portion of the increase relative to 2023 ‑24 (about $1.5  billion) reflects the continuing expansion of transitional kindergarten in 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26. (The June 2021 budget plan contained an agreement to make all four ‑year olds eligible for transitional kindergarten by 2025 ‑26 and required the state to adjust the Proposition  98 requirement upward for the associated costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Of the total funding amount, they propose $15.2  million for grants up to $500,000 per organization, $1.5  million for program and economic outcome reporting, and $300,000 for administrative fees related to implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - During the phase ‑in period, the state also entered the dot ‑com recession. These two cost pressures absorbed the remaining flexibility in the state ’s UI tax system. As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - (Under this practice, known as “experience rating, ” a business ’ annual tax rate can range from 1.5  percent to 6.2  percent depending on how many prior workers get UI benefits.) Businesses have a clear incentive under this design to minimize UI payments that to go their former employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615