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Day: October 14, 2015

Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform

Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe

Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform

October 14, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe

State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in January 2016, and some ideas they’re poised to debate threaten serious harm to Georgia families and the state’s ability to maintain a strong economy and high quality of life. Read the full report. One prominent proposal is […]

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Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes

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Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes

October 14, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes

As Published in the AJC State lawmakers can seize a real opportunity to improve the lives of Georgia families if they take up the topic of comprehensive tax reform in the next legislative session. First, they’ll need to discard misguided plans to slash income tax rates and raise sales taxes that make pending tax proposals untenable. […]

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