The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - Early Action Legislation Clarifies Tax Treatment of Certain Types of Financial Aid Awards. In a May early action budget decision, the state enacted Chapter  5 of 2023 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) related to how certain forms of financial aid are treated for state personal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

U.S. Retail Sales Update: September 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 17, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 2.1 percent over the last 3 months and 3.8 percent over the last 12 months. Retail sales growth has well outpaced inflation over the last 3 months, but not over the last 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/787

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - (Self-help counties are those that have passed local sales tax measures dedicated to transportation improvements.) California Highway Patrol The budget provides $3  billion for CHP in 2023-24, which represents a reduction of $106  million (3  percent) relative to 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Excess Property Tax Offset. The budget includes a $247.6  million one-time reduction in General Fund support for trial court operations in 2023-24 in order to reflect the availability of property tax revenue in accordance with Control Section 15.45 and Section 2578 of the Education Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Appendix 4: Large One-Time and Temporary Augmentations Transportation Appendix 4, Figure 1 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Business and Labor General Fund (In millions) Begin new information technology overhaul
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the spending plan shifts a total of $2.3  billion in intended ZEV expenditures to GGRF through 2026 ‑27 —achieving a like amount of General Fund savings —including $720  million in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Health Reauthorizes MCO Tax and Makes Related Program Augmentations. The budget package includes trailer bill legislation (Chapter  13 of 2023 [A B  119 , Committee on Budget]) to renew a tax on health insurance plans known as the MCO tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

Did California Enter a Recession Last Fall? [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2023 - First,  it offers an explanation for the recent slowdown in state tax collections. Despite some  improvements in the last few months, tax collections  have  been and are  anticipated to continue to be  weak by historical standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/785

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - This decline would primarily stem from reduced corporate and royalty-related income tax revenues, along with somewhat lesser impacts from decreased sales and use tax revenues. Decreased Local Revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Because of the constitutional limit on th e Legislature ’s expenditures, these increased costs could displace existing operations or services of the Legislature. Summary of Major Fiscal Effects. This measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased net state and local government costs, likely reaching over $1  billion annually, to meet new time frames and
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015