Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements RECAP: GBPI Discusses Key Findings and Offers In-depth Analysis of Georgia’s FY 2024 Budget August 3, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill RECAP: GBPI Discusses Key Findings and Offers In-depth Analysis of Georgia’s FY 2024 Budget ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Yesterday, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute held a virtual Town Hall to present and discuss the findings and recommendations outlined in its signature Georgia Budget Primer. The publication is a comprehensive analysis of the state’s FY 2024 budget […] Read more » Georgia Budget Primer Press Release tax and budget
GBPI In The News Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dangles the possibility of increased state spending after years of surpluses August 2, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by Anthony Hill ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he’s ready to loosen the purse strings after years of huge budget surpluses, reaped partly by holding down spending despite strong state revenue. In a yearly memo that kicks off the state budget process, Richard Dunn, director of the Office of Planning and Budget, told state […] Read more » Budget Surplus revenue estimate tax and budget
GBPI In The News School bus driver shortage worsens as growing economy drives workers elsewhere July 19, 2023 / July 31, 2023 by Anthony Hill Less than three weeks before the 2023 school year starts, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System driver shortage is worse than ever. As of July 12, the district has only 154 confirmed drivers. Last year they had 222, while in 2019, 328 drivers worked for the schools, according to a transportation update presented to the […] Read more » bus driver bus driver shortage Education tax and budget
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement in Response to Georgia’s Year-End FY 2023 Revenue Report, $4.8 billion in taxes collected above Gov Kemp’s Revenue Estimate July 12, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement in Response to Georgia’s Year-End FY 2023 Revenue Report, $4.8 billion in taxes collected above Gov Kemp’s Revenue Estimate ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to Georgia’s year-end FY 2023 revenue report. The Department of Revenue collected $33.1 billion in […] Read more » Press Release revenue estimate tax and budget
GBPI In The News Still in the money: Georgia government will pocket another $5 billion budget surplus July 12, 2023 / July 31, 2023 by Anthony Hill Georgia will collect another $5 billion in surplus revenue after the just-concluded budget year, which could leave lawmakers and Gov. Brian Kemp with more than $10 billion in extra cash to spend, invest or give back to taxpayers. That’s about $1,000 for every Georgia resident. It’s the third year of huge surpluses, after $3.7 billion […] Read more » Budget Surplus revenue estimate tax and budget
GBPI In The News Why Red States Are Blocking New School Voucher Programs July 3, 2023 / July 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill Idaho, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky, and Georgia. What do the latter red and purple states have in common? All but one of them are governed by very conservative Republican governors. All but two voted for Trump by solid margins in 2020, and all of them have Republican majorities in at least one of their legislative chambers. […] Read more » Education opportunity weight school vouchers tax and budget
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements RELEASE: GBPI Releases Signature Georgia Budget Primer June 28, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill RELEASE: GBPI Releases Signature Georgia Budget Primer ATLANTA, GEORGIA —Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released the 2024 Georgia Budget Primer — a deep-dive analysis of state tax revenues and spending for the Fiscal Year (FY), which begins on, July 1, 2023. The Primer outlines budget changes and trends to help Georgians better […] Read more » Georgia Budget Primer Press Release tax and budget
GBPI In The News Taxes in Georgia fall in April, but budget picture still bright May 10, 2023 / May 19, 2023 by Anthony Hill Georgia remains on track for another budget surplus, even after the state’s tax revenues fell in April. The state has collected $27.8 billion in General Fund revenue through April, according to figures released Tuesday by Gov. Brian Kemp. That’s only about 1% more than last year, with revenue growth slowing down after running red hot […] Read more » Budget Surplus revenue estimate Revenue Shortfall Reserve surplus tax and budget
