General Government
9100 Tax Relief

California taxpayers are provided assistance through a variety of tax relief programs. Additional relief is provided to low-income senior citizens and disabled persons. Tax relief also is provided to individuals who agree to hold their land as open space under the Williamson Act of 1965. This budget also provides payments to cities and counties to help defray revenues lost as a result of tax relief programs.
BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The General Fund reduction amount for Tax Relief is $25.5 million. The Homeowners' Property Tax Relief Program, which the Governor's Budget proposes to fund at $442.5 million in 2008-09, was exempted from the reductions because it is constitutionally required.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Senior Citizens' Property Tax Assistance
-
$40,562
20 Senior Citizens' Property Tax Deferral Program
-
25,800
30 Senior Citizen Renters' Tax Assistance
-
150,318
50 Homeowners' Property Tax Relief
-
442,465
60 Subventions for Open Space
-
38,600
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
-
$697,745
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
-
$697,745

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Tax Relief Budget (pdf * - 9K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.