The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 1 Distribution Priority for Excise Tax Revenue Funding Priority Order Maximum Annual Amount (In Millions) Department $75.0 BSCC California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program which provides competitive grants for violence prevention activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Many Cities Have Higher Minimum Wages. Many California cities —and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and San Mateo County —set minimum wages that exceed the $16-per-hour statewide minimum.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Furthermore, even some of the counties that have relatively widespread local minimum wages —such as Santa Clara County —contain several cities without such policies. For minimum-wage workers in these cities, housing is even less affordable than the figure would suggest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Local governments, such as cities, counties, and local transit authorities, generally own and operate these agencies. In 2019, passenger fares and fees provided 17  percent of funding for these agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - The grants would be to provide seed funding to cities or counties for programs that provide support to immigrants and immigrant ‑owned businesses. GO ‑Biz plans to make about 20 grants, in amounts between $200,000 to $1  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The remaining one ‑third goes directly to cities and counties to support local street and road maintenance and rehabilitation. Federal Funding Also Supports Transportation Projects. In addition to state excise tax revenues, the state receives federal fuel excise tax revenue for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - The Legislature could also choose to develop a package that contains a mixture of proposals in order to provide relief to several different groups. For instance, the Legislature could provide relief to those experiencing higher fuel prices and those experiencing financial hardship by both reducing fuel taxes and distributing tax refunds to lower ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)

Mar 20, 2020 - Under federal law, California must participate in IFTA in order to receive federal highway transportation matching funds estimated at $3 billion annually. To remain a member of IFTA in good standing, the state must audit at least 3 percent of Californi a-based IFTA accounts annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4205

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - For example, child care vouchers are based on a survey of market child care costs, however, the Legislature must adopt new rates based on those surveys in order to adjust the value of the vouchers for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647