The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 15, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have dropped 0.5 percent over the last 3 months and grown 0.6 percent over the last 12 months.  The 12-month growth rate was well below the rate of inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/796

U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 15, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have dropped 0.5 percent over the last 3 months and grown 0.6 percent over the last 12 months.  The 12-month growth rate was well below the rate of inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/796

^[PDF] California Spending Plan 2008-09: The Budget Act and Related Legislation

Tax Expenditure Programs As Figure 1 displays, $1.9 billion in revenues are projected for 2008-09 from reducing or suspending existing tax expenditure programs. Tax expenditure programs are special tax provisions—such as exemptions, deductions, and credits—that attempt to encourage certain types of behavior or target relief to specific groups of people or businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/spend_plan/spending_plan_08-09.pdf

U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 14, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have dropped 0.4 percent over the last 3 months and grown 1.5 percent over the last 12 months. The 12-month growth rate was below the rate of inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/802

U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 14, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have dropped 0.4 percent over the last 3 months and grown 1.5 percent over the last 12 months. The 12-month growth rate was below the rate of inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/802

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - In this report, we offer the Legislature guidance on how to evaluate fiscal stimulus proposals. We pose six key questions to ask when assessing specific proposals and provide specific elements that can be incorporated into proposals to increase their potential effectiveness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4331

Overview of the Governor’s Special Session Proposals

(Tax expenditures are special deductions, credits, exemptions, and exclusions that provide targeted incentives or relief to certain groups of taxpayers.) In this report ’s appendix, we provide several tax expenditure options as ways to raise revenues without increasing overall tax rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/bud/nov_revise/nov_revise_overview_111108.aspx

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - FFPSA Part I extension of expenditure authority — — Governor ’s budget proposes to extend the expenditure deadline for local child welfare agencies to spend their grant dollars for the state Family First Prevention Services Block Grant for four years, to June 30, 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - The  Legislature  has  flexibility around how it is able to direct GGRF revenues because the program was authorized in a way that is akin to a tax, meaning the funds can legally be used for broad purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841