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 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
GBPI In The News Georgia governor orders all state agencies to make sweeping budget cuts August 6, 2019 / January 16, 2020 by Alex Welch Georgia’s governor has ordered all state agencies to slash their budgets by 4% this year and an additional 6% next year. This is the first time state agencies have gotten an order like this since the Great Recession hit 10 years ago. GBPI’s Danny Kanso noted that the governor is calling for spending cuts at […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes danny kanso
Past Events Recap: Women-Powered Prosperity July 29, 2019 / March 18, 2021 by Lindsey Garland Last Friday we held our fall policy forum, and over 150 attendees left the event ready to take action to expand economic opportunity for women. Attendees heard from our keynote, banking expert and UC Irvine law professor Mehrsa Baradaran. She presented a historical look at how financial institutions have left women and people of color behind. […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy health
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / April 23, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD You can download and share all the images and charts in the Revenue Primer by clicking here. Budget Basics Georgia plans to spend $27.5 billion in state money raised through taxes and fees for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget plan anticipates a revenue increase of $1.3 billion, or five percent more than the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / April 23, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD You can download and share all the images and charts in the Budget Trends Primer by clicking here. The $27.5 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp for the 2020 fiscal year starting July 1, 2019 represents a $1.3 billion overall increase in state spending from last year, an increase of 5 […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes tax breaks
Alex Camardelle Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Reports Georgia Criminal Justice Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / April 14, 2020 by Alex Camardelle You can download and share all the images and charts in the Criminal Justice Primer by clicking here. The Georgia Department of Corrections budget for 2020 is $1.2 billion. The department oversees the state’s prison system, including contracts carried out by private prisons. Corrections officers make up most of the department’s workforce. Recent criminal justice […] Read more » Budget criminal justice Department of Corrections Georgia Budget Primer
Alex Camardelle Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Reports Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / April 14, 2020 by Alex Camardelle You can download and share all the images and charts in the Human Services Primer by clicking here. Georgia’s 2020 budget for the Department of Human Services is $830 million and includes new support to ensure the safety of Georgia’s most vulnerable children. The budget provides the agency with $36 million more than the prior […] Read more » Budget child care Department of Human Services
Budget Primer Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2020 July 1, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Laura Harker You can download and share all the images and charts in the Health Care Primer by clicking here. Three state agencies are primarily responsible for health care services in Georgia: the departments of Community Health, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. State funding for these three agencies totals $5.1 billion in 2020, about […] Read more » Budget health medicaid
