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Bigger Tax Credits for Working Families Lead to Bigger, Healthier Babies

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Bigger Tax Credits for Working Families Lead to Bigger, Healthier Babies

October 26, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Eric Strunz

Some 1,047 babies in Georgia a year can be saved from risky, low birth weight if lawmakers pass a credit to offset state taxes for low-income working families, according to a new study. State tax credits for working families with modest wages are linked to higher birth weights for babies across the country, and larger […]

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Studio plans keep coming despite doubts

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Studio plans keep coming despite doubts

July 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin

Another week, another proposed movie studio in metro Atlanta. Read more.

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Lawmakers acknowledge its hard to mend problems with tax breaks

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Lawmakers acknowledge its hard to mend problems with tax breaks

February 21, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin

Call them tax incentives, exclusions, loopholes, carve-outs or breaks, but there are nearly 200 exceptions in Georgia tax law that individuals and corporations can claim, according to the 2016 state Tax Expenditure Report. Read more.

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