Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - By most measures, the recession of the early 1990s was more severe than the dot ‑com bust in the early 2000s. For example, unemployment in California reached 9. 7  p ercent in mid ‑ to late ‑1992, but peaked at 6. 9  p ercent after the dot ‑com bust.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $100  million one-time General Fund to backfill anticipated reductions in federal VOCA funding. This amount is similar to the amount provided in 2024-25 ($103  million). These funds support various OES victim grant programs and are intended to allow existing programs to maintain current service levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Economic Outlook

May 12, 2018 - The typical PE ratio since 1990 is 21 (19 if the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s is excluded). Similar to the price-to-earnings ratio, the home price-to-rent ratio is used to gauge if home prices are in line with underlying demand for housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3829

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - CalOSBA proposes to consider applications from the 100 grantees who were rejected during the first round and suggest that a new round of grants would allow them to expand the grant to these organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Even if revenues perform better than expected, it is still unlikely that revenues will exceed $100  million. Under this scenario, CalVIP would receive its full allocation, but CDE would receive only some funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

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

Feb 28, 2025 - The amount of credits available annually under the program has grown from $100  million in 2009 to $330  million as of 2015. The credit can be used to defray corporation, personal income, or sales tax  liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - CAEATFA may award no more than $ 100  m illion of exclusions per year. This proposal would raise the 2021 c ap on awards by an additional $ 100  m illion. Main Street Credit. $ 100  m illion General Fund for the Main Street Credit, a tax credit for small businesses that increase their number of employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget package allocates $100  million General Fund for this new credit. The credit —which is available on a first-come, first-served basis —is equal to $1,000 per each net new employee, up to $100,000 per business.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - During the phase ‑in period, the state also entered the dot ‑com recession. These two cost pressures absorbed the remaining flexibility in the state ’s UI tax system. As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

The 2020-21 Budget: Expanding the Minimum Franchise Tax Exemption

Mar 23, 2020 - Out ‑Year Cost May Be More or Less Than $100   Million Per Year. The DOF has assumed the proposal would cost $ 100  m illion annually in the out ‑years. This assumption is based on a 9  p ercent annual rate of growth in the formation of new LLCs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4207