LAO Analysis of the 1997-98 Budget Bill Perspectives and Issues

Table Of Contents

Part One

State Fiscal Picture (HTML)

Part Two

Perspectives on the Economy and Demographics (HTML)

Part Three

Perspectives on State Revenues (HTML)

Part Four--A

An Overview of State Expenditures (HTML)

Part Four--B

Major Expenditure Proposals in the 1997-98 Budget (HTML)

Part Five: Major Issues Facing the Legislature

• Welfare Reform in California: A Welfare-to-Work Approach
• In PDF Format(156k)

• In HTML Format

• The Earned Income Tax Credit
• In PDF Format(48k)

• In HTML Format

• The Governor's Corporate Tax Reduction Proposal
• In PDF Format(96k)

• In HTML Format

Part Six: Major Local Government Issues

• Property Tax Shift
• In PDF Format
• In HTML Format

• Improving the Incentives for Property Tax Administration
• In PDF Format (59k)
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• Property Taxes: Why Some Local Governments Get More Than Others
• In PDF Format (65k)
• In HTML Format

• The "COPS" Program
• In PDF Format (29k)
• In HTML Format

• Trial Court Funding
• In PDF Format (22k)
• In HTML Format