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

Feb 28, 2025 - In particular Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have tax credits and incentives that are more generous than most similar incentives in the United States. As a result of these incentives and generally lower baseline costs (such as wages), these countries have gained some m arket share at the expense of the U.S. in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation Conventional Buses vs. ZEBs. The ZEB exemption, the ICT regulation, and various other policies make a distinction between conventional buses and ZEBs. Conventional buses burn diesel, compressed natural gas, or other fuels that emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other air pollutants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - This taxable wage base level would place California among the ten states with taxable wages bases above $40,000 and all other Western states. While necessary, this step alone would not be sufficient to address the state ’s solvency problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943