Reports
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Education Budget
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts K-12, University System, and Technical Colleges — by an additional $318 million more than the governor’s January proposal. It increases funds for Pre-K. Accounting for inflation, per student state funding for K-12 will drop to its lowest point in a decade, even… [Read more]
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional $11.4 million over the governor’s January proposal. DHS now faces a $33 million cut in state General Funds for FY 2011 compared to this year’s enacted budget. This is a 6.1 percent… [Read more]
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. However, they continued to pass long-term tax cuts ($380 million a year) and to disregard other tax options, such as reassessing existing tax exemptions. Download the PDF.
House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax
More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in credits. If legislators eliminate the refundable portion of the credit, they will be cutting the Low Income Tax Credit by two-thirds, lowering the total credits to low-income Georgians by $21.8 million, according… [Read more]
Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 Million
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in K-12 education alone, could have prevented the six furlough days and additional cuts to the education funding formula in the… [Read more]
Last Chance for Policymakers to Fund Forest Land Protection Act Reimbursements
The Amended Fiscal Year 2010 budget should contain the first state reimbursements to certain schools and counties for property tax exemptions provided in the Forest Land Protection Act of 2008. Without these funds, several rural school districts face another loss of revenue, beyond the cuts to formula funding experienced across… [Read more]
Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals
Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per student state spending on K-12 education and the University System will fall to their lowest levels in a decade. Download the PDF.
Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals
The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget proposal. These cuts come on top of the cuts already implemented in the FY 2010 budget. Download the PDF.
Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 Budget
Due to the “Great Recession,” state revenues have continued to decline through the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY 2010). This decline is resulting in a FY 2010 budget shortfall of an additional $1.4 billion, for a total FY 2010 budget shortfall of $4.6 billion. [Read more]
Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Healthcare Budget Proposals
The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts because enhanced federal Medicaid funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as additional Tobacco Settlement funds were used to replace DCH state General Fund spending. This report… [Read more]
