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

Feb 28, 2025 - Film and Television Tax Credit Program California Film Tax Credit Created in 2009. In response to the proliferation of state ‑level tax credits and other incentives for film and TV production in the early 2000s, the Legislature approved the creation of its own credit in 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The rationale for offering a supplemental grant program depends on the inability of firms to utilize the more established tax credit program. There is no explicit requirement in the grant program relating to this inability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA ’s enforcement activities, and the AB  3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2025 - In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) tobacco programs. In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA’s enforcement activities, and the AB 3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4966