Fact Sheets
Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010
Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed …
Most Drastic Cuts Endanger Those Hurt By The Recession.
Governor Perdue recently ordered three percent more in cuts to the Department of Human Services (DHS), which is …
Increasing the Tobacco Tax Brings Signficant Revenue, Prevents Cuts
Georgia’s Tobacco Revenue is likely to more than double if HB 39 passes, despite declining sales without new …
Georgia Has Many Revenue Options Other Than Deep Cuts
Georgia Has Many Revenue Options Available: Lawmakers should avoid harming Georgia’s economy more by slashing vital services and …
Spending Cuts Harm Georgia’s Economy More Than Targeted Tax Increases
Lawmakers should close the deficit and protect local economies by raising more revenues: “It is important not to …
Cutting Education Is NOT the Only Option
Education comprises more than 50 percent of state spending; therefore, if lawmakers refuse to add new revenues to …
Deep Cuts in the Frontline
The governor’s proposed state budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 total $116.5 million, or 18.2 percent, of the …
Why Revenues are Falling and What Georgia Can do About It
The state budget deficit is due to a lack of revenues. State revenue collections, as a percentage of …
The Only Solution to Georgia’s Multi-Billion Dollar Shortfall Is a Balanced Approach
Georgia’s budget crisis is not due to funding the wrong priorities or waste and inefficiency. Georgia has a …
Deep Cuts are NOT Georgia’s Only Option
Using a more balanced approach to budgeting would reduce the cuts, such as budgeting additional revenues through increasing …
Rebuilding Georgia’s Rainy Day Fund is Key to Long-Term Budget Stability
Over the next three to five years, the state needs between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in surpluses …
Governor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Vital Eligibility Workers
The governor’s proposed Department of Human Services (DHS) budget cut 138 eligibility workers in FY 2011. Eligibility workers …
