California Recommended Spending Percentages

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What percentage of your income should you spend on what items? This form has some recommendations to consider. The important thing is to come up with realistic percentages.

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Balanced Budget Requirement.The Constitution requires the Governor to submit by January 10 of each year a state budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year (beginning on July 1) which is balancedmeaning that estimated revenues must meet or exceed proposed expenditures.

This category includes entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation. It also includes welfare programs such as Medicaid. Social Security will be the biggest expense, budgeted at $1.196 trillion. It's followed by Medicare at $766 billion and Medicaid at $571 billion.

In California in fiscal year 2015, 58.4 percent of total tax revenues came from income taxes. Education accounted for 28.3 percent of state expenditures in fiscal year 2015, while 33.5 percent went to Medicaid.

The largest share of state spending goes to education more than 50 cents out of every state dollar supports California's public schools, community colleges, and public university systems.

According to a 2020 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Consumer Expenditures (which references figures from 2018), the top expense among American consumers in either category is housing. Rent or Mortgage accounts for roughly 32.8% of all consumer spending.

Every U.S. state other than Vermont has some form of balanced budget provision that applies to its operating budget.

Even the number of states whose laws require a balanced budget can be disputed, depending on the way the requirements are defined. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has traditionally reported that 49 states must balance their budgets, with Vermont being the exception.

In California in fiscal year 2015, 58.4 percent of total tax revenues came from income taxes. Education accounted for 28.3 percent of state expenditures in fiscal year 2015, while 33.5 percent went to Medicaid.

The average food cost per month in California goes between $233 and $266. In Alaska, in contrast, residents spend between $300 and $333 on food. Alaska is also among the US states with the highest average cost of eating out.

The personal income tax is the state's main revenue source, the property tax is the major local tax, and the state and local governments both receive revenue from the sales and use tax. In addition, many smaller taxes raise revenue for state and local government operations.

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California Recommended Spending Percentages