GBPI In The News House rushes, approves tax ‘overhaul’ March 21, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the newly introduced tax bill. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig Creative Loafing State Taxes Thomas Wheatley
GBPI In The News Major reforms in taxes, criminal justice come up for vote in Georgia Legislature this week March 19, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the House fiscal year 2013 budget. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig Florida Times-Union FY 2013 State Budget State Taxes Walter Jones
Blog Budget and Taxes Georgia’s Problems Go Deeper Than Fee Diversions March 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Posted by: Alan Essig The controversy over fees being diverted from their intended purposes and instead used for other things is really a symptom of a bigger problem: Georgia lacks the money to invest in education, transportation, public safety and other building blocks of job creation and economic growth. Over the past few years, tens […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Free Diversions HB 811 House Bill 811 State Budget
GBPI In The News Some spotlight bills died on Crossover Day in Georgia March 9, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Some spotlight bills died on Crossover Day in Georgia GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the necessity for a tool to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of tax breaks. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig Budget & Taxes Crossover Day Rome News Tribune State Taxes taxes Walter Jones
Alan Essig Budget and Taxes Featured Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget March 8, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget Overall, the House FY 2013 Appropriations Bill, HB 742, referred to as the House FY 2013 Budget contains relatively minor adjustments to the governor’s budget proposal. Many of the adjustments restore some of the additional cuts as well as replace some of the federal TANF funding cuts with state funds. Download the budget analysis for highlights of some […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Analysis FY 2013 Budget House Budget Policy Report State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Think Low Business Taxes Fuel Job Growth? Think Again. March 5, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on Think Low Business Taxes Fuel Job Growth? Think Again. Once again Georgia is shown to be a low tax state. The Tax Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington D.C., released a national study that compares how much different companies pay in taxes. The study reveals that Georgia has the 3rd lowest business tax costs for mature operations and the 6th lowest for newly-established […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Budget & Taxes job growth State Taxes taxes
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes Op-ed: So-called fix is a proven failure (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) February 22, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on Op-ed: So-called fix is a proven failure (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Plans to eliminate or drastically cut personal income taxes and replace them with other levies are in vogue in several states. Georgia policy makers would do well to ignore the siren’s call. Such a tax shift would do nothing to help the state’s economy. It would, in fact, hurt […] Read more » Alan Essig Atlanta Journal-Constitution Blog Op-Ed state income tax State Taxes
GBPI In The News Press House defeats charter school amendment; common sense alternative offered February 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin State Rep. Al Williams shares quotes from GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig’s presentation at the Budget Public Hearing (Feb. 6). Read Full Article. Read more » Alan Essig charter school amendment Coastal Courier Education HR 1162 State Rep. Al Williams
Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) February 9, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 3 Comments on Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) Essig, Johnson: HOPE, pre-k need sustainable path As published in Athens Banner-Herald Understanding the realities of lottery funding in Georgia is as simple as a word problem in math class. Take a look: Train A departs Hope City station at 70 miles per hour. Train B departs from the same station 30 minutes later going […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Op-Ed Pre-K
GBPI In The News Think Tank Suggests Lottery Overhaul February 8, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on lottery fund reform. Read the full article. Read more » Alan Essig Education GPB News Jeanne Bonner Lottery Overhaul
