Economic Justice Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Releases 2025 Fiscal Year Budget Overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS) February 14, 2024 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and its Director of Economic Justice, Ife Finch Floyd, have released a budget overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2024 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In this overview, Floyd highlights the Governor’s proposed budget, which includes an increase in spending […] Read more » budget and taxes Budget Overview budget practices Budget Surplus child care services DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning early care and education early childhood education Economic Recovery equitable growth fiscal management Fiscal Policy GBPI Georgia Economy georgia-budget Ife Finch Floyd revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
Economic Justice Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: GBPI’s Director of Economic Justice, Ife Finch Floyd, Releases Comprehensive Budget Overview for DECAL January 30, 2024 / January 30, 2024 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA –The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive budget overview for the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), authored by Director of Economic Justice, Ife Finch Floyd. This overview provides a detailed analysis of the proposed budget allocations for critical early childhood education (ECE) […] Read more » budget and taxes Budget Overview budget practices Budget Surplus child care services DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning early care and education early childhood education Economic Recovery equitable growth fiscal management Fiscal Policy GBPI Georgia Economy georgia-budget Ife Finch Floyd revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
GBPI In The News Press GBPI president discusses 2024 legislative priorities, Governor Kemp’s budget proposal January 19, 2024 / January 23, 2024 by Lauren Frazier Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) recently released its 2024 State Policy Priorities. Staci Fox, the president and CEO of GBPI, discussed it on Friday’s edition of “Closer Look.” Fox also gave an analysis of Governor Brian Kemp’s recent budget proposal. In his State of the State address, the Republican governor proposed spending “an additional $5 billion in the […] Read more » 2024 Policy Priorities 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax GBPI Georgia Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
Budget and Taxes Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) Analyzes Governor Kemp’s FY 2025 Budget Proposals: A Closer Look at Surpluses, Investments, and Opportunities January 18, 2024 / January 23, 2024 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) has conducted a comprehensive analysis of Governor Brian P. Kemp’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposals, revealing a landscape of record surpluses, strategic investments, and potential opportunities for Georgia’s future. Over the past three years, Georgia has witnessed unprecedented budget surpluses, leading to substantial additions […] Read more » budget and taxes budget practices Budget Surplus Economic Recovery equitable growth fiscal management Fiscal Policy Georgia Economy georgia-budget revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
Budget and Taxes Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia’s Tax System Exacerbates Inequality, In-Depth National Study Finds January 9, 2024 / February 13, 2024 by Lauren Frazier This report was revised on February 12, 2024, to correct an error in Missouri’s personal income tax result. This correction moved the state from 35th to 31st most regressive, thereby causing four other states (Rhode Island, Georgia, South Carolina, and Michigan) to each move one spot in the rankings. The rounded national average tax rate […] Read more » budget and taxes budget practices Budget Surplus Economic Recovery equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy Georgia Economy georgia-budget revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
Budget and Taxes Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia’s Tax System Exacerbates Inequality, In-Depth National Study Finds January 7, 2024 / February 13, 2024 by Lauren Frazier This report was revised on February 12, 2024, to correct an error in Missouri’s personal income tax result. This correction moved the state from 35th to 31st most regressive, thereby causing four other states (Rhode Island, Georgia, South Carolina, and Michigan) to each move one spot in the rankings. The rounded national average tax rate […] Read more » budget and taxes budget practices Budget Surplus Economic Recovery equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy Georgia Economy georgia-budget revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves
GBPI In The News Press Latest push to expand Medicaid shows promise January 4, 2024 / January 5, 2024 by Lauren Frazier Is 2024 the year Georgia will expand Medicaid to insure all its poor? Ever since the 2010 Affordable Care Act offered heavy subsidies to each state that expands Medicaid for the uninsured poor, Georgia’s Republican majority leadership has answered with a resounding “no.” They viewed the offer as classic government overreach by Democrats, expensive and […] Read more » 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax Georgia Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
GBPI In The News Press Federal government calls SNAP benefit delays ‘unacceptable,’ demands Georgia submit plan to fix problem December 19, 2023 / December 20, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA — Christmas is six days away as tens of thousands of Georgians across the state wonder how they’ll be able to feed their families this month. Now, the federal government is escalating the situation as the Georgia Department of Human Services continues to grapple with a backlog of SNAP cases. The department has been missing […] Read more » Budget Surplus Department of Family and Children Services federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy Food Assistance food insecurity food justice food stamps Georgia Georgia Economy Georgia families georgia-budget public funds revenue estimates revenue growth SNAP state spending state workforce Surplus Funds
GBPI In The News Press Kemp, Georgia lawmakers unveil plan to speed up income tax cut December 4, 2023 / December 14, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Republican state leaders announced Monday that they plan to fast track a planned reduction of the state’s income tax rate. Lawmakers passed a plan last year to gradually phase in reductions to the state’s income tax rate over time if certain economic markers are met. But with the state sitting on a massive surplus, Gov. Brian Kemp […] Read more » 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax Georgia Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth School Buses state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
Budget and Taxes Press Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget & Policy Institute Applauds the Work of the Joint Tax Credit Review Panel November 29, 2023 / December 14, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Today, the Joint Tax Credit Review Panel of the 2023 Georgia General Assembly held their final public meeting at the capital as part of their statewide tour. This panel was Co-Chaired by Representative Shaw Blackmon (Chair, House Ways and Means Committee) and Senator Chuck Hufstetler (Chair, Senate Finance Committee). The Georgia Budget and Policy […] Read more » bonuses budget and taxes budget practices Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy Georgia Economy georgia-budget public funds revenue estimates revenue growth School Buses state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds transparency Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
