The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4100

Managing California’s Cash

Sep 3, 2019 - After a period of relative calm in the mid ‑ and late ‑1990s, California faced another series of years with acute budget problems following the dot ‑com bust and ensuing recession. Although the dot ‑com bust was relatively mild in economic terms, it hit the California budget —which is particularly reliant on the Bay Area ’s technology sector —especially hard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4092

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Mar 6, 2019 - Assessment This section first assesses the Governor ’s proposal to link the EITC expansion with state tax law changes. We then lay out criteria the Legislature can use to evaluate an EITC proposal or expansion and then evaluate the Governor ’s proposal using these criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 56 Revenues: Reductions in Fixed Allocations

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3939

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Taxation of Sugary Drinks

Nov 26, 2018 - When policymakers link a program ’s budget to revenue from a specific tax, the resulting funding often diverges from program costs over time. Example: First 5 California. First 5 California —which funds services for children under 5 years old —receives the vast majority of its funding from tobacco taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3903

Evaluation of the Property Tax Postponement Program

Oct 8, 2018 - Housing is very expensive in California—in early 2018, the typical California home cost $481,000, roughly double the price of the typical home in the United States. The state offers the Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program to help certain homeowners afford their property taxes and stay in their homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3885

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3835