Past Budget Priorities

Coalition Work

2016-17: Coalition of Anti-poverty Advocates Makes Recommendations to Improve California’s Earned Income Tax Credit

In 2015, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed a refundable state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The new credit offers as much as 85% of the value of the federal credit for families with household annual earnings below about $7,000 to $14,000, depending on their family size, in 2015.

General information

2015-16 State Budget

CWDA had four main priorities as part of the association’s work in the 2015-16 State Budget. This section includes descriptions of each priority, CWDA Budget Updates and all budget advocacy letters.

General information

2014-15 State Budget

CWDA issued six Budget Updates on the 2014-15 State Budget.