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Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services
+ Full Article: Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human ServicesThe House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional $11.4 million over the governor’s January proposal. DHS now faces a $33 million cut in state General Funds for FY 2011 compared to this year’s enacted budget. This is a 6.1 percent cut on top of several…
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
+ Full Article: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the HouseThe House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. However, they continued to pass long-term tax cuts ($380 million a year) and to disregard other tax options, such as reassessing existing tax exemptions. Download the PDF.
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Lawmakers Should Find new Revenue to Ensure Health Care for the Most Vulnerable
+ Full Article: Lawmakers Should Find new Revenue to Ensure Health Care for the Most VulnerableGeorgia’s Medicaid program needs nearly $1 billion for FY 2011 and FY 2012. This shortfall is not due to a program out of control, but rather is a result of the steep revenue decline from the current recession. One option lawmakers can pursue is enacting House Bill 307, which generates $169 million by implementing a…
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Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010
+ Full Article: Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed funds, benefit almost exclusively the very wealthiest members of society, and fail to promote economic growth in the manner their proponents claim. Download the PDF.
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Most Drastic Cuts Endanger Those Hurt By The Recession.
+ Full Article: 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 charged with protecting the most vulnerable Georgians, such as abused children and the elderly. Download the PDF.
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House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax
+ Full Article: House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to TaxMore than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in credits. If legislators eliminate the refundable portion of the credit, they will be cutting the Low Income Tax Credit by two-thirds, lowering the total credits to low-income Georgians by $21.8 million, according to the fiscal note to…
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Increasing the Tobacco Tax Brings Signficant Revenue, Prevents Cuts
+ Full Article: Increasing the Tobacco Tax Brings Signficant Revenue, Prevents CutsGeorgia’s Tobacco Revenue is likely to more than double if HB 39 passes, despite declining sales without new revenues, Georgia is facing multi-billion dollar deficits in FY 2011 and FY 2012. The state is already experiencing deep cuts to essential services. Lawmakers should pass House Bill 39 as part of a balanced approach to addressing…
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Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 Million
+ Full Article: Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 MillionDownload PDF Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in K-12 education alone, could have prevented the six furlough days and additional cuts to the education funding formula in the amended budget. Repealing…
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Georgia Has Many Revenue Options Other Than Deep Cuts
+ Full Article: Georgia Has Many Revenue Options Other Than Deep CutsGeorgia Has Many Revenue Options Available: Lawmakers should avoid harming Georgia’s economy more by slashing vital services and decimating state government. Download the PDF.
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