The Atlanta Journal-Constitution publishes GBPI editorial on the Tax Council’s recommendations. The op-ed includes adjustments to the Tax Council’s recommendations that lessen the tax shift on middle- and low-income Georgians. Download the editorial.

In 2010, as part of a joint effort, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute participated in a statewide tour to educate Georgians about the Affordable Care Act and its implications on the state. GBPI was one of four sponsors that traveled to six Georgia communities, including Athens, Butler, Macon, Rome, Savannah and Tifton. Click on the link below to download the presentation from the 2010 Health Care Tour.

Presentation by Tim Sweeney, Director of Health Policy, GBPI (PowerPoint PDF)

Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF.

Although the Tax Council’s recommendations would improve Georgia’s ability to meet current and future needs, they would do so by shifting taxes away from wealthy Georgians and onto middle and low-income Georgians. Download the PDF.

Related Material:

• Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Faireness in the Tax Recommendations (February 16, 2011)

An overview of the Governor’s FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF.

Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 Department of Human Services Budget. Download the PDF.

Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities.  Download the PDF.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig releases statement in response to the Tax Council’s recommendations. Download the PDF.

One of the largest questions for tax reform is “Who pays?” A dramatic shift from income to sales tax means middle- and low-income Georgians will foot more of the bill. Download the PDF.