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Report flunks Georgia on tobacco policy, urges higher cigarette tax

January 31, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by GBPI Admin

An annual tobacco control report gave Georgia failing grades for its anti-smoking efforts. The American Lung Association’s national report called on Georgia to increase its tax on a pack of cigarettes. At 37 cents, the levy is among the lowest in the country. Read the full story at the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut

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Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut

May 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut

Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgians who depend on two key programs for health coverage are threatened by funding cuts, and policymakers need to prevent that from happening. Medicaid and PeachCare help more Georgians than ever receive much needed health care, particularly children. That’s crucial when so many Americans have lost jobs that provided health insurance […]

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Increase Georgia’s Cigarette Tax by per Pack to Lessen Health Care Costs

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Increase Georgia’s Cigarette Tax by $1 per Pack to Lessen Health Care Costs

March 30, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin

Georgia currently has the fourth lowest cigarette tax nationally with a per pack rate of 37 cents. Increasing the per pack tax rate by $1 would generate at least $350 million, which could be used to offset some of the proposed cuts to health care. Download the PDF.

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Deep Cuts are NOT Georgia’s Only Option

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Deep Cuts are NOT Georgia’s Only Option

February 12, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff

Using a more balanced approach to budgeting would reduce the cuts, such as budgeting additional revenues through increasing the cigarette tax,enacting a new top income tax rate, improving tax collections, suspending or ending tax breaks, increasing fees, and closing corporate loopholes. Without new revenues, Georgia faces an additional $2.6 billion deficit in FY 2012, according […]

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