Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe A Blueprint to Bolster Georgia Families through Targeted Tax Reforms October 21, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State lawmakers and other civic-minded people who work to improve the lives of Georgia families have no shortage of important causes worthy of their attention. Fully funding public schools and providing affordable access to colleges and universities. Ensuring families get decent medical care by closing Georgia’s health insurance coverage gap. Promoting good-paying jobs and adequate […] Read more » State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe A Tax Blueprint to Strengthen Georgia October 20, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe [vc_row el_class=”td-ss-row”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Fixing Georgia’s Tax System Can Help Working Families and Protect the State’s Investments Reforming Georgia’s rickety tax code is once again a hot topic among members of the General Assembly, and the question lawmakers must answer is how best to do it. The most prominent pending reform option would slash Georgia’s top […] Read more » State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler Healthier State Revenues Provide Opportunities October 16, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 1 Comment on Healthier State Revenues Provide Opportunities The welcome news is state tax revenues are up about 9.4 percent during the first three months of the 2016 fiscal year that started July 1. Georgia’s year-to-date collections total $5.13 billion, up $438.7 million, compared to $4.69 billion last year. When Gov. Nathan Deal unveils his new state budget plan in January, he might […] Read more » revenue State Taxes
Alex Camardelle Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform October 14, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in January 2016, and some ideas they’re poised to debate threaten serious harm to Georgia families and the state’s ability to maintain a strong economy and high quality of life. Read the full report. One prominent proposal is […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes October 14, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Better Ways to Fix Georgia Taxes As Published in the AJC State lawmakers can seize a real opportunity to improve the lives of Georgia families if they take up the topic of comprehensive tax reform in the next legislative session. First, they’ll need to discard misguided plans to slash income tax rates and raise sales taxes that make pending tax proposals untenable. […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Tax Credits Help Lead the Fight Against Poverty September 25, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When Georgians think about the best ways to fight poverty and help more families climb the economic ladder, tax credits probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. But new data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau confirm that the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) are […] Read more » EITC Federal Budget & Taxes poverty State Taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day September 3, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the contributions workers make every day to our nation’s strength, prosperity and well-being. But in 2015, on a day when we will celebrate the value of work, it’s distressing that Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Wesley Tharpe A Time-Tested Tax Tool to Grow Georgia’s Middle Class August 12, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Too many Georgians today work hard and play by the rules but fail to get ahead. Incomes are down, wages are flat and expenses are rising for low- and moderate-income families statewide. For them, state and local taxes are more than just the nuisance payment they represent to higher earners. The yearly tax bill for […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Featured Reports Wesley Tharpe A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class August 12, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and vibrant businesses, 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 Georgians broadly share in that prosperity is a state-level […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2016 August 5, 2015 / March 23, 2021 by GBPI Admin Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation tax work? Is Georgia finally funding K-12 education at the level called for in its own formula? GBPI’s “Georgia Budget Primer 2016” answers these questions and many more in 44 pages designed to provide a clear explanation […] Read more » Department of Human Services Education Georgia Budget Primer K-12 medicaid Medicaid Expansion State Budget State Taxes
