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stucutural budget gap
long term or permanent
jerry brown
opposed prop 13 and was agianst cutting taxes
ringmaster of california budget
the gov
legislatures craft a
budget that caters to members voting intereswts that helped get elected
oil companys located in ca
contributed heavily to the elections of statewide officers and state legislatures that reciece a number of annual tax breaks
LAO
ligislativie analyst office that is not associated with a specific character
prop 140 limited
terms for both state senators and cut 60% of LAO budget which made analyzing fiscal bills imposible.
progressive tax
tax takes a greater % of income from people with HIGH INCOMES
regressive tax
tax that takes a greater % of income from people with LOW INCOMES
personal income tax
state income tax
largest source of state revenue
progressive tax/
sales tax
second largest number of tax dollars
regressive tax
franchise tax
basic rate of 8.84% of profits that are earned in the state
corporations taxed by the state gov generated 10% of state revenue
excise tax
sin tax. selective imposed only on tobacco alcohol and gasoline
general obligation bond
full faith and credot
long term financing that is slowly paid back by state revenue which comes from taxpayers
revenue bond
finance a gov facility that will generate funds used to pay back bond debt
some worry about long term repercussions of relying on borrowing.
lease revenue bond
requires only a simple majority vote of state legislature
funds borrowed normally small but interest reates are higher
the federal government contributes to
education
how much funds go to health and welfare
28% extends to health care to low income facilities, elderly, and disabled through medi-cal programs and TANF
how much revenue comes from the state
31% of county revenue
how local gove is financed
31% comes from state
federal funds
provide services to municipal gov through concract city arrangements
service charges for utilities, licenses and permits
impose percentage points on statewide sales tax rate
developer fees, buisness license, and hotel taxes
california budget process
govenor submits executive budget plan to state legislature by jan 10
realisticly starts 6 months before
assigned to the asselmbly budget - reviewed- parcled out by subject to subcommiittee
LAO- extensive analysis- hearings and testimonies
may revise
prop 25, 22, 26
govenor signs budget bill
LAO office
extensive analysis citing strong and weak points
may revise
dept of finance conducted a projection of the states financial picture. done after taxs due in april
prop 25
pass a state budget changed from 2/3 to simple majority
prop 22
restricted state government use of fuds marked for transportation and local gov
prop 26
requires 2/3 majority to approve fees and taxs
govenor has line item veto power
ability to reject any particular item in the state budeget. not the president
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stupidschool2012
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history ch 22
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2012-04-10T21:05:15Z
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