Reports
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
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
More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in ...
Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 Million
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who ...
Last Chance for Policymakers to Fund Forest Land Protection Act Reimbursements
The Amended Fiscal Year 2010 budget should contain the first state reimbursements to certain schools and counties for ...
Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals
Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per ...
Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals
The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget ...
Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 Budget
Due to the “Great Recession,” state revenues have continued to decline through the first six months of the ...
Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget Proposals
The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts ...
Recovery Act Directly Aiding Unemployed, Elderly, and Low-Income Families
Data on dollars spent and Georgians helped to date with a county-by-county breakdown.
Strategies Georgia Can Use to Reduce Rising Poverty
Every day, Georgians work hard to support their families. More than 300,000 working families are low income and ...
Deciphering the Tax Rankings
In talking about taxes, GBPI often says that Georgia is a low tax state. We cite data from ...
Tough On Crime and The Budget
This report provides recommendations to reform the criminal justice system in Georgia. This system has experienced rapid budget ...
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