Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes New Guide to 2014 State Budget: We Do the Math for You July 9, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia just took the wraps off a new fiscal year July 1, which means a new twelve-month budget calendar for all state spending on education, health care and other essential services. Today the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is releasing its “Georgia Budget Primer 2014.” It is the latest edition of our annual budget guide […] Read more » State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks May 14, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks Tax breaks should be decided on their merits, not based on the pull of powerful lobbyists. Unfortunately, the governor seems to have taken the opposite course this month in his treatment of two sales tax exemptions. While he vetoed renewal of a sales tax exemption for food donated to food banks, items purchased by volunteer […] Read more » State Taxes
Alan Essig Blog Washington, D.C. Budget Debate Outcome Looms Large for Georgia April 30, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig On Wednesday, May 1 GBPI will host its Spring Policy Forum, Protecting Our Investment in Georgia’s Future: Effects of Federal Budget Cuts on Georgia’s Families, Children and Schools. You will hear from experts from Washington, D.C. and Georgia on the state’s best options to support schools and families and protect vital investments for the state’s […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes GBPI Shapes the Conversation April 2, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig When the General Assembly is in session we find extra energy to make sure GBPI policy analysis reaches media outlets throughout Georgia. Our efforts made an impact on public debate during the 2013 session. Our perspectives can be found in about 100 print and broadcast news stories and opinion pieces published since early January 2013. […] Read more » State Budget
Alan Essig Author Budget and Taxes Library Reports Analysis: Georgia Senate Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2014 March 22, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Relatively Minor Differences with Georgia House’s Proposal The Georgia State Senate made relatively minor adjustments to the House of Representatives version of House Bill 106 (HB 106). New in the Senate version are additional funds for the Technical College System, restored from cuts the governor proposes; money for a new economic development program and restored […] Read more » State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Some tax breaks might not work March 6, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on Some tax breaks might not work The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on corporate tax breaks in Georgia. As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution The 2013 General Assembly is considering giving special tax treatment to encourage mobile home sales, help Georgia’s aircraft maintenance companies compete against their counterparts in other states, and lower […] Read more » State Taxes
Alan Essig Blog K-12 Education Improved Access to HOPE Grant a Start, but Georgia’s Higher Ed Goals Call for More February 13, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Gov. Nathan Deal deserves a pat on the back for his support of state Rep. Stacey Evans’ proposal to lower the GPA requirement for the lottery-funded HOPE Grant, which will give more students access to workforce education at technical colleges. Still, much more needs to be done if the state is going to meet its […] Read more » Education HOPE Scholarship
Alan Essig Author Blog More Support for Georgia Education Applauded at Policy Conference January 29, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia should increase support for education and workforce development and reverse its recent course of cutting spending for services vital to the state’s economic health. I pressed that point during my remarks at our annual policy conference last Friday, as 180 business leaders, educators and policymakers got together at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta to […] Read more » Alan Essig economic development economy Education
Alan Essig Author Budget and Taxes Featured Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget January 28, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia’s Economic Recovery Requires State Support for Education, Transportation, Health Care The Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget report examines the Governor’s fiscal year 2014 budget and its impact on the public resources that matter most to Georgians. The governor’s budget recommendation for the 2014 fiscal year that starts July 1 includes several hundred […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Governor’s Budget Keeps Georgia on the Wrong Path January 18, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year continues an unfortunate path Georgia has been on since the start of the recession in 2008. Its emphasis on more cuts to vital services threatens Georgia’s ability to create jobs and build a strong economy. If this budget goes into effect as proposed July 1, […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
