Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD People Powered Prosperity Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2020 July 16, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analyzes tax legislation passed by the General Assembly and tallies estimated costs and new revenues in our two-part Adding Up the Fiscal Notes series. This analysis is a snapshot of the legislative state of affairs as of July 1, 2020. During the 2020 […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts tax breaks
Blog Budget and Taxes House and Senate Approve Georgia’s FY 2021 Budget June 26, 2020 / June 27, 2020 by Alex Welch On Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, the Georgia House and Senate approved the state’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, which begins on July 1. The Senate passed an updated budget proposal yesterday evening, and the House approved $2.2 billion in budget cuts today. Appropriations leaders reduced some cuts and restored about $400 […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts health Higher Education Human Services K-12
Blog Budget and Taxes Senate Passes FY 2021 Budget Proposal June 17, 2020 / June 19, 2020 by Alex Welch | 2 Comments on Senate Passes FY 2021 Budget Proposal The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss changes to House Bill 793, which details the state’s budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. While the committee made some changes and reductions to previously proposed budget cuts, this new proposal still includes deep cuts that touch nearly every service and program Georgians rely on. The […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families June 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Welch Download PDF Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of our state during this very difficult time. As partners in the effort to help our state recover, we are asking you to take action to protect the funding of critical services and programs in Georgia. […] Read more » 21budgetcuts Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts coronavirus Education health Higher Education K-12 Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events GBPI Budget Town Hall June 5, 2020 / June 5, 2020 by Alex Welch COVID-19 created an economic crisis that led Georgia lawmakers to call for deep budget cuts to every state agency. But without an effort to raise revenues and fix budget shortfalls, our state faces a massive economic downturn that will severely underfund critical programs and services, harming the lives of millions of Georgians in every community […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts COVID-19 Education health K-12 Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets People Powered Prosperity Georgia Can’t Afford Another Lost Decade: Options to Increase State Revenues to Close Budget Shortfalls May 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on Georgia Can’t Afford Another Lost Decade: Options to Increase State Revenues to Close Budget Shortfalls Download PDF As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia is facing an economic and fiscal crisis that threatens the state’s ability to fund critically needed programs and services. A state budget shortfall of $3 to $4 billion is projected in fiscal year 2021, but cutting our way out of this crisis is not our […] Read more » 21budgetcuts Budget Budget & Taxes coronavirus COVID-19 tax breaks Tobacco Tax
Blog Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Daniel Kanso, PhD People Powered Prosperity State Leaders Must Prioritize Long-term Recovery with 2021 Budget; Federal Fiscal Relief Needed April 20, 2020 / July 28, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Key Takeaways The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic decline could lead to steep revenue shortfalls without sufficient federal aid. In order to address the effects of the coronavirus, Georgia leaders must prioritize long-term recovery with investments in health, education, the safety net and other key programs and services. Lawmakers can modernize and improve the tax […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts coronavirus COVID-19
Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2020 March 25, 2020 / April 11, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analyzes tax legislation considered by the General Assembly and tallies estimated costs and revenues in our two-part Adding Up the Fiscal Notes series. This analysis is a snapshot of the legislative state of affairs as of March 26, 2020. Watch for the second part of the series […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Budget & Taxes State Taxes tax breaks
Budget and Taxes GBPI In The News Lawmakers Move Forward With State Income Tax Rate Cut, Tax Code Reform March 10, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Georgia state lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to further cut the state income tax rate, and shift its structure from a graduated income tax ranging from 2% to 5.75% depending on income to a flat income tax rate: 5.375% for all incomes. Danny Kanso, an analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) […] Read more » 2020 flat tax Budget & Taxes danny kanso
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Georgia Leaders Face Choice Between Tax Cuts for High Income Earners and Funding Key State Priorities February 12, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Twelve days into the 2020 session of the Georgia General Assembly, legislators voted to take a week-long break from regular business to allow extra time for deliberations over Georgia’s fiscal priorities and annual appropriations bills. State leaders continue to express concerns over Gov. Kemp’s executive budget proposals, which include the first mandatory agency […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts
