The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - Generally, the state in past years used the MCO tax solely to offset General Fund spending on Medi-Cal ’s existing budget. The new version of the MCO tax, by contrast, includes an expenditure plan for the funds with mixed uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

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

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2025 ‑26 through 2027 ‑28).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers. In 2018, we evaluated the economic effects of a sales tax exemption administered by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - Proposed DOJ and OAH Funding Significantly Higher Than Past Expenditures . As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s proposal for DOJ and OAH costs is significantly higher than DCC ’s expenditures on these services in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Limited information is currently available on county expenditures of 2023 ‑24 FS, ESE, and eligibility and administration single allocation funding. We recommend the Legislature ask the administration for an immediate update, as well as routine updates going forward, on the expenditure of these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

The 2024-25 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 5, 2024 - As of  2021 ‑22, CLSF had built up its reserve to 5.5 months of operating expenditures. This  level  has  since declined to 4.2 months of operating expenditures as a result of CLSF using some reserves to offset increased ongoing operating costs in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4875

The 2024-25 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Dec 7, 2023 - In addition, the 2023-24 budget package includes a number of reductions, delays, and other solutions intended to help balance General Fund revenues and expenditures. A few of these solutions are in Medi-Cal, including a renewed tax on health insurance plans (described below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4820

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4847