Budget & Taxes

Overview

The state budget reflects Georgia’s priorities. A stable, equitable tax system is essential to ensuring Georgia can provide needed services for its residents and make strategic investments that promote lasting growth. A balanced approach to the state budget and a proactive revenue strategy is crucial to growing the economy and expanding shared opportunity for all Georgians.

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Still ‘Down to the Bone’ with Modest Gains

March 11, 2011
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House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid Shortfall

March 11, 2011
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House Bill 78: More Budget Cuts, Fewer Services

March 11, 2011
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Lawmakers Should Examine Tax Breaks When Prioritizing State Spending

March 10, 2011
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What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia

March 9, 2011
Holding-Child (1) Budget and Taxes

Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government

February 16, 2011

Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations

February 16, 2011
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Senate Resolution 20: What a Tax and Expenditure Limitation Would Mean for Georgia

February 10, 2011
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Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue

January 21, 2011

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Danny Kanso

Director of Legislative Strategy and Senior Fiscal Analyst

Former Authors

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Wesley Tharpe

Former Research Director

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2026 Budget Primer Released

The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.

Read the Primer