Reports
Deep Cuts to Government Mark Fiscal Year 2011, Budget May Yet Be in the Red
GBPI Staff
June 16, 2010
The Great Recession has resulted in the worst fiscal crisis in more than 70 years, resulting in multi-billion ...
State Budget Slashes Services for Children, Poor, and the Elderly
GBPI Staff
June 15, 2010
Responding to Georgia’s low projected revenues for this upcoming fiscal year, Georgia legislators and the governor agreed to ...
Education Budgets FY 2011 Highlights … And the Four Options for the Future
GBPI Staff
May 25, 2010
In response to continued revenue declines and limited new revenue measures, lawmakers cut education — K-12, University System, ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: House and Senate Improve Short-Term Fiances, but Pass Revenue Drains on Future Budgets
GBPI Staff
May 17, 2010
The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term ...
Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budgets
GBPI Staff
April 22, 2010
Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he ...
House Bill 1198 Eliminates $21 Million in Tax Credits for 1 Million of the Poorest Georgians
GBPI Staff
April 22, 2010
This report documents the Senate’s amendment to a house bill that raises taxes on the poorest during this ...
Overview of the House of Representatives Proposed FY 2011 Budget
GBPI Staff
April 16, 2010
The House’s version of the FY 2011 budget balances the budget by incorporating additional budget cuts than that ...
House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights
GBPI Staff
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) ...
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Education Budget
GBPI Staff
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts K-12, University System, and Technical Colleges — by an additional ...
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services
GBPI Staff
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
GBPI Staff
April 2, 2010
The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. ...
House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax
GBPI Staff
March 24, 2010
More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in ...


