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The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The number of inspections conducted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 was 52  percent lower than in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Over the same period, the number of citations issued dropped by 24  percent. These drops are particularly striking given that staff concerns about COVID-19 exposure likely diminished substantially over that period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Consequently, the Governor ’s proposal anticipates General Fund payments to 2011 Realignment totaling $7. 5  m illion. $24.7   Million Revenue Loss for Local Programs. Aside from 2011 Realignment, the administration ’s estimates suggest that the proposal would reduce local sales tax revenues by $24. 7  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - By the end of 2020, as shown in Figure  1 , the state had distributed $24  billion in UI benefits to unemployed workers and quickly ran through its reserves. Under federal rules, states must borrow federal dollars to pay benefits when state reserves run out.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

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

Feb 28, 2025 - Figure  7 shows the types of productions that were awarded tax credits. The most notable change is an increase in the share of credits awarded to non ‑relocating TV shows from 51  percent in the first decade of the program to 59  percent in the credits most recent iteration starting in 2020, with a corresponding decrease in credit allocations for feature films.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - In 2020, 10  percent of buses entering service for large transit agencies were ZEBs; by 2022, that share had grown to 28  percent. In 2020, 11  percent of buses entering service for small transit agencies were ZEBs; by 2022, that share had grown to 38  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - For example, prices declined from $4.04 per gallon in October 2019 to $2.69 per gallon in May 2020. Prices then rose to $3.02 per gallon by July 2020 and remained around that level through the rest of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - LAO Comments General Fund, Rather Than Tax Revenues Paid for 2023-24 Implementation Costs. Chapter  231 authorized a $2.4  million General Fund loan to CDTFA, which was supposed to be prioritized for repayment with the new excise tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24 Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24 Background Bradley-Burns Tax Provides Funding for Cities and Counties. California ’s sales tax rates vary across cities and counties, ranging from 7.25  percent to 11.25  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - Consistent with this, the Governor ’s budget includes a request from FTB for $4.5  million in 2023 ‑24 and seven positions to prepare itself to implement refundable business tax credits in general. FTB anticipates additional costs specific to administration of a refundable film tax credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Diversity Provisions Introduced in 2020. Version 3.0 of the credit, which began in 2020 and runs through June 2025, requires applicants to provide (1)  statistics on the gender, ethnic, and racial makeup of their workforce, and (2)  a written policy outlining the applicant ’s procedures for dealing with unlawful harassment in the workplace.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036