Fact Sheets
Spending Cuts Harm Georgia’s Economy More Than Targeted Tax Increases
GBPI Staff
March 3, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 24, 2010
Education comprises more than 50 percent of state spending; therefore, if lawmakers refuse to add new revenues to ...
Deep Cuts in the Frontline
GBPI Staff
February 23, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 12, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 12, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 12, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 11, 2010
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
GBPI Staff
February 11, 2010
The governor’s proposed Department of Human Services (DHS) budget cut 138 eligibility workers in FY 2011. Eligibility workers ...