Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund

GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie discusses the state’s unemployment trust fund and alternatives to SB 447 on Primetime Lawmakers . View the discussion. The Unemployment Trust Fund segment begins at the 11 minute, 37 second mark.

 

Additional Information

Bill Analysis: Senate Bill 447 (LC 36 2103-EC) | Unemployment Insurance (Fact Sheet)

Don’t Ask Georgia’s Unemployed to Pick Up the Tab for Corporate Tax Breaks (Press Release)

SB 447 Asks the Unemployed to Pay for Years of Employer Tax Cuts (Blog Post)

 

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