Blog Budget and Taxes Tax Day Twitter: Making the Case for a Strong Economy and Thriving Communities April 19, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Alex Welch Tax Day arrives every April, annually stirring a conversation about the benefits of taxes and their influence on the state economy. GBPI’s analysts break down Georgia tax policy to help the public better understand the fundamental value of taxes and the vital investments that result in the short and long run. We jumped into a timely […] Read more » Budget & Taxes State Taxes
GBPI In The News AJC Watchdog: Is a flat tax right for Georgia? April 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin It didn’t happen this legislative session, but the day is coming when state lawmakers will address — in a comprehensive way — the Georgia income tax. What that will mean to you depends on where you fall on the income scale, and that’s something House Ways and Means Chairman Jay Powell knows all too well. Georgia […] Read more » Legislature State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Rural jobs bill meets opposition March 24, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin ATLANTA — A complex plan to connect investors with rural businesses striving to grow has run into resistance from some lawmakers wary of the potential cost to the state. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Jason Shaw, R-Lakeland, would offer a tax break to companies willing to take a chance on agribusinesses and other rural employers looking […] Read more » business tax incentives State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class Update December 16, 2016 / February 26, 2021 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class Update An Updated Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Updated Dec. 2016. Originally published Aug. 2015. Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and vibrant communities, requires a more resilient middle class and more opportunities for working families to climb the economic ladder. One of the best tools to help ensure that all […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Groups seeking state-based earned income tax credit September 18, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin A meeting in Rome on Friday involving nonprofits that feed the hungry will attempt to gain support for expanding a federal tax credit to the state level that would benefit an estimated 1 million Georgia families. Read the full article on the Rome News-Tribune. Read more » EITC Income Tax State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler State Revenue Gain Offers Possibilities June 10, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler As we near the close of the 2016 fiscal year, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The bad days of the Great Recession are distant in the rear view mirror as revenue growth remained strong all year long. Georgia collected 9.9 percent more through the first 11 months of the current fiscal year than […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers Reject Major Tax Cuts, OK Modest Tax Breaks May 4, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2016 Legislative Session Recap Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines all tax bills considered by the state Legislature and tallies potential lost revenue as part of our two-part Adding Up the Fiscal Notes series. This report’s analysis reflects the costs of tax bills signed into law by […] Read more » State Taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Featured Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals April 22, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something must be done to help the state’s struggling rural hospitals. Calhoun Memorial Hospital closed in Arlington in recent years, as did Flint River Hospital in Macon County and too many others serving Georgia’s rural communities. The not […] Read more » medicaid Rural hospitals State Taxes Tim Sweeney
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Georgia Work Credit Could Get Families a Better Deal at Tax Time April 18, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe As Georgians put the finishing touches on their returns to meet today’s income tax filing deadline, one benefit many are missing out on is a tax credit that states can offer to help average families get a fair deal. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia provide taxpayers with a state-level match for the Earned […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Lawmakers Miss on Health Care, Education, but Leave Flawed Tax Plan Behind April 1, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Lawmakers Miss on Health Care, Education, but Leave Flawed Tax Plan Behind Soon after the traditional paper storm settled on the 2016 legislative session Gov. Nathan Deal’s swift veto of the so-called religious liberty bill grabbed the headlines. It’s understandable if you lost track of the fate of other important legislation at the end of the whirlwind 2016 session. While social issues seemed to dominate this year’s […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Income Tax Sine Die State Taxes
