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

Feb 23, 2026 - Flavor Ban. In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non ‑tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit ‑flavored e ‑cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This suggests that the annual revenue loss from the flavor ban might be around $300  million to $400  million. Interpretation of Revenue Loss Unclear. Under the flavor ban, people who otherwise would consume flavored tobacco have three main options: (1)  avoid tobacco use altogether, (2)  switch to unflavored tobacco products, or (3)  obtain flavored tobacco from
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - In this post, we discuss three Governor’s budget proposals for the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) cannabis and tobacco programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5132

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

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - In years where the program is fully subscribed, there is an opportunity cost associated with an agreement that is not fulfilled. Namely, those tax credits could have been awarded to another applicant who would have been more likely to achieve their milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Bradley-Burns revenue generally goes to the location a retailer designates as the “place of sale, ” which can differ from where the product is actually delivered to the customer, such as often occurs with online purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - This means that any differences would likely partially even out within three years, leaving benefit levels at a similar level to where they would be if the current CNI had been  used. Fidelity to Original Concept Each Option Presents Trade ‑Offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - However, there are some cases where metrics may want to be viewed more broadly. A good example of this is the Black population in California. Based on the figures presented above, the Black population is somewhat overrepresented in California ’s motion picture industry (6.6  percent) compared to their share of the total population (5.5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - By this measure, the state ’s minimum wage is around where it was one decade ago. It is comfortably within the range of minimum wage increases in the U.S. over the last four decades —closer to the bottom of that range than the top.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3