The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Across all of the agreements, the budget assumes that these agreements reduce state departmental costs by $750 million ($370 million General Fund). Agreements Shift General Fund Costs From Retiree Health Prefunding to Pension Liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5094

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2025-26 Spending Plan series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - Remaining programs —including employee compensation, pensions, and higher education —are responsible for the remaining $4  billion in difference in that year. As we have commented in the past , our office has little insight into the components of, or assumptions underlying, the administration’s projections in HHS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Figure  5 shows that the racial and ethnic composition of rebate-paying jurisdictions is substantially different from other parts of the state. Jurisdictions that paid $1 to $20 per resident have substantially more Latino residents and fewer white residents than the state as a whole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - These indices are based on changes in prices for consumers in the state ’s four largest metropolitan areas, with the California CPI ‑W tracking prices of goods and services bought by wage earners in those areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2021-22 Budget: Golden State Stimulus [Publication Details]

Jan 22, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Golden State Stimulus [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4317

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 24, 2025 - The data come from the state ’s Metrc “track and trace” system for licensed cannabis. In particular, the data reflect transactions that businesses identified as medicinal donations in calendar year 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5059

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program Introduction In recent years, the Legislature has modified the state ’s film tax credit in an effort to increase the diversity of the motion picture workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036