Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD New Poll Shows Georgians Support Strong Budget, Oppose Risky Tax Cuts January 8, 2020 / June 3, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Our state budget is a clear reflection of Georgia’s priorities. Funding critical programs across the areas of health care, education and public safety requires a stable revenue system capable of keeping pace with the continued growth of our state’s population. In August 2019, the governor requested that many state agencies begin implementing budget cuts of […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Worker Justice GBPI 2020 Policy Priorities January 7, 2020 / June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Owens The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2020. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter and […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes
GBPI In The News Georgia revenue collections drop again amid talk of budget, tax cuts December 12, 2019 / March 19, 2020 by Alex Welch The state received disappointing tax collections for a fifth consecutive month in November. An earlier rate cut has likely played a major role in the revenue slide. The latest revenue news comes about a month before lawmakers will reconvene for a 2020 session in which they will consider both Kemp’s cuts and whether to further […] Read more » Budget & Taxes danny kanso
Budget and Taxes Past Events Insights 2020 Puts Georgia’s Ongoing Revenue Challenges in Focus November 20, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Lindsey Garland With state agencies facing their first budget cuts since the Great Recession, Georgians were eager to hear more about which services are seeing reductions in funding and how Georgia plans to combat declining revenues this year at Insights 2020: Weighing Opportunity. Nearly 300 attendees turned out for GBPI’s annual policy conference on January 24, the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy health
Blog Budget and Taxes Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Supreme Court To Hear Arguments on Fate of DACA Program November 12, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Stephanie Angel The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was established in 2012 and granted some undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children temporary relief from deportation. Since its inception, DACA has provided relief to approximately 21,110 individuals who have made a home and built a life in Georgia, contributing to our communities as […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes daca immigration tax cuts
Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD 2020 Revenue Collections Fall Short of State’s Estimates October 18, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Based on the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, which began July 1, the state of Georgia faces mounting shortfalls in both income tax and sales tax collections, which make up nearly 80 percent of funding needed to operate our state government. Under the budget enacted earlier this year, Georgia’s general fund revenue estimate […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes tax cuts
Blog Budget and Taxes Featured Georgia Lawmakers Weigh Deep Budget Cuts, Possible Second Tax Cut Against Key Priorities September 23, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch Last month, Gov. Brian Kemp directed most Georgia agencies to cut state spending, marking the first call for mandatory budget cuts since the Great Recession. If the governor recommends all of the cuts proposed by agency leaders, lawmakers will be asked to consider $530 million in spending cuts while they also consider a reduction to […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes tax cuts
GBPI In The News Kemp wants Georgia agency heads to skip budget hearings September 3, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch Georgia legislative leaders scheduled meetings later this month to hear how state agencies plan to respond to Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to cut their budgets, but they may spend that time talking to each other. The Kemp administration plans to make clear it won’t participate in these budget meetings, and neither will the people it […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts danny kanso
GBPI In The News Georgia Medicaid agency plans $10 million in admin cuts per Kemp plan August 23, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch The state agency that oversees programs that deliver health care to about a quarter of Georgians isn’t ruling out job cuts to meet Gov. Brian Kemp’s edict to slash department budgets over the next two years. Our tax and budget policy analyst Danny Kanso expects job losses if Gov. Kemp forces agencies to cut 4 […] Read more » Budget & Taxes danny kanso medicaid State Budget State Taxes
GBPI In The News Report: A new cut in Georgia income tax would mean little to many August 12, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Alex Welch State lawmakers have seldom seen a tax cut they didn’t vote for, but legislators will be asked during the 2020 session to approve a reduction in the top income tax rate that a new report from GBPI’s Danny Kanso says will do very little for most Georgians. The cut would be the second one in […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes danny kanso State Taxes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
