Georgia’s Budget Primer 2012
This report provides an overview of the FY 2012 budget and budget trends in key areas such as education, public safety, health care and human services. Download the PDF.
GBPI Policy Conference – Fri., Jan. 20, 2012
Join GBPI for its annual policy conference. Be informed by local and national experts who will present the latest budget, economic, and demographic trends in Georgia and the U.S. Be engaged with dynamic panelists who will discuss policy implications for Georgia’s changing landscape, and share insights into strategies and opportunities… [Read more]
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview report examines the Governor’s FY 2013 budget and its impact on the public resources that matter most to Georgians. The policy brief also provides an overview of specific areas of the Governor’s budget including lottery funds, tobacco settlement funds, and the reserve shortfall reserves.
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Advancing Georgia’s 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day
< The report offers recommendations to the 2010 Tax Reform Council that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia’s needs, updating the system to reflect today’s economy, and tying the system more closely to ability to pay. Download the PDF.
Recent Reports
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations increase state General Funds to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) by $45.3 million (5.1 percent) compared to FY 2012. The bulk of this increase funds the continued implementation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement reached in 2010.… [Read more]
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health
Funding for the new Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) began in FY 2012. The agency houses public health programs and activities that were previously embedded in other state agencies. For FY 2013, the governor’s budget recommendations increase state support to DPH compared to FY 2012, however, the new funds… [Read more]
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services
The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommends $2.8 million less in state General Funds compared to FY 2012. Secondly, there are shifts in state funds for program transfers in and out of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) budget to cover administrative expenses ($11 million) and replace federal TANF funds… [Read more]
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview report examines the Governor’s FY 2013 budget and its impact on the public resources that matter most to Georgians. The policy brief also provides an overview of specific areas of the Governor’s budget including lottery funds, tobacco settlement funds, and the reserve shortfall reserves.
Download the PDF.
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education discusses the governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations for the Department of Education and Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning, which administers… [Read more]
