Georgia Freight Depot | January 23 | 8:00 am At Insights, GBPI will provide its annual deep dive into both the amended current year budget and the new fiscal year state budgets. We are in unprecedented times; we need to
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. We envision a fair and inclusive Georgia where all people prosper. We track and advocate for an equitable tax
ATLANTA — Today, the Georgia Senate Special Committee on the Elimination of Georgia’s Income Tax released its final report and recommendations. Importantly, the committee found that about three quarters of all personal income taxes in Georgia are generated from those
Overview Georgia has the nation’s second lowest state cigarette user fee and lags most other states in adding common sense safeguards on the sale and use of tobacco products. With Georgia falling far short of recouping the costs of smoking
Introduction Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history. Doing so would dramatically push Georgia’s budget out of balance, given that the income
This week, the state released its annual Georgia Revenues and Reserves report, which provides information on the state’s financial position after the conclusion of the 2025 fiscal year (FY), ending June 30, 2025. The 2025 fiscal year marked the first
Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting
The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. Those policies include supporting Georgians’ basic needs (food shelter, healthcare, education), improving their household financial stability (living wages/stable resources to pay bills)
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. Georgia’s 2026 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Health (DCH) and Public Health (DPH) are the primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public
This legislative session gives us the opportunity to reset the table, however. Join us for our annual policy conference to get data and insights on what’s on the table this year. Let’s make sure every Georgian has a seat, let’s make sure every Georgian has a plate. Let’s build an economy that serves us all.
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