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Whether you’re a policymaker exploring solutions, a student conducting research or someone just trying to learn more about the Georgia budget and fiscal policy, we produce research, analysis and testimony on a wide range of issues.
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Georgia Can Leverage $4.9 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds to Jumpstart Recovery
+ Full Article: Georgia Can Leverage $4.9 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds to Jumpstart RecoveryGeorgia will receive $4.9 billion in federal emergency relief and infrastructure funding as part of the American Rescue Plan. This money is meant to be used to support Georgians as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Brian Kemp is overseeing how the state will spend this money. State leaders should use the…
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Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022
+ Full Article: Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022Introduction Georgia plans to spend $27.3 billion in state money raised through taxes and fees for the 2022 fiscal year. The budget maintains nearly $850 million in cuts from FY 2020 levels, a reduction equivalent to cutting approximately 4 percent of General Funds from the budget. Although lawmakers restored about half of the previous year’s…
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Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022Budget Trends The $27.3 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Kemp for FY 2022, which started July 1, 2021, represents an $849 million decrease in state spending from the state’s 2020 budget that was enacted two years prior—that is, compared to pre-pandemic levels—without adjusting for changes in population and inflation. The FY 2022…
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Fostering Recovery and Prosperity: Guidelines for Georgia Agencies Receiving American Rescue Plan Funds
+ Full Article: Fostering Recovery and Prosperity: Guidelines for Georgia Agencies Receiving American Rescue Plan FundsUnder the American Rescue Plan, several state agencies are set to receive significant funding to help address the effects of the pandemic. For example, the Department of Education has an additional $4.3 billion for emergency relief for public schools, the Department of Early Care and Learning received an additional $607 million for child care assistance and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental…
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Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022
+ Full Article: Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022Georgia’s 2022 Health Care Budget The Departments of Community Health, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Public Health are the three primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $5.6 billion in total state funds for these three agencies in the 2022 budget year, or about 20…
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Make the Child Tax Credit Expansion Permanent
+ Full Article: Make the Child Tax Credit Expansion PermanentOne major provision of the American Families Plan extends the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, originally created by the American Rescue Plan, through 2025 and increases the amount to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child age 6 through 17. What does this expansion do? This expansion increases the amount…
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Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan
+ Full Article: Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs PlanThe Georgia Budget and Policy Institute recently sent a letter to Georgia’s U.S. representatives and senators to urge them to support the provisions that are already included in the American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan as well as a few additional provisions that would help build a quicker, more equitable recovery. You can read…
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#RecoverGA Digital Day of Action Toolkit
+ Full Article: #RecoverGA Digital Day of Action ToolkitCongress is finalizing legislation meant to support recovery for Georgia and the entire country. GBPI will lead a digital day of action on Thursday, June 3, for Georgians and organizations statewide to join together in demanding our federal lawmakers build the most secure safety net they can with these recovery plans. Key safety…
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Provisions in the American Families Plan
+ Full Article: Provisions in the American Families PlanPresident Joe Biden recently unveiled his American Families Plan, which, along with his American Jobs Plan, form the basis of his recovery agenda during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of these plans is to address inequities faced by people of color and women, jumpstart recovery and then foster a new era of prosperity…
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