Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Toolkits Take Action: Your Democracy, Your Dollars February 5, 2021 / February 10, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD The steep budget cuts currently enacted in Georgia are keeping families from being able to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and thrive. We will rebound faster if we keep money flowing to communities. Use this toolkit to help advocate for a budget that meets the needs of our state. Join GBPI, 9to5 Georgia, Small Business […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts raise revenue taxes
GBPI In The News Poll: Georgia’s Business Tax Incentives Need Oversight October 19, 2020 / October 23, 2020 by Alex Welch Georgia has earned a reputation for being one of the most business friendly states in the nation, but a majority of Georgians believe tax incentive programs meant to attract manufacturers to the state need oversight. According to a Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) poll, 68.7% of Georgians support implementing a formal review process to examine […] Read more » tax breaks tax-incentives taxes
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Worker Justice Overview of Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget January 23, 2020 / January 21, 2021 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on Overview of Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget Overview After a stretch of largely uninterrupted growth that saw state revenues climb by an annual average of 6 percent between fiscal years (FY) 2011 and 2019, many of Georgia’s agencies have been asked to make mandatory spending cuts. Those cuts are in response to slowing economic activity, increased spending driven by Gov. Brian […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts georgia-budget revenue State Budget State Taxes taxes
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Worker Justice The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in Georgia: High Income Households Receive Greatest Benefits August 12, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Daniel Kanso, PhD This report offers the first comprehensive look at how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), in combination with Georgia’s enacted response, will impact the state budget and families at every level of income from 2020–2025. In partnership with Step Up Savannah and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a case […] Read more » EITC State Budget State Taxes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act taxes
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers Might Come to Regret Georgia’s Risky Tax Plan February 22, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Lawmakers Might Come to Regret Georgia’s Risky Tax Plan Bill Analysis: House Bill 918 Substitute (LC 34 5383-ECS); Feb. 22, 2018 Georgia leaders are now rushing a massive tax package through the state’s General Assembly with limited debate and without a clear tally of the plan’s true cost. Gov. Nathan Deal and legislative leaders introduced a revised tax package Feb. 20, 2018, designed to […] Read more » Budget & Taxes general-assembly Gov. Nathan Deal HB 918 Income Tax State Budget State Taxes tax cuts taxes
Blog Cash and Safety Net 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 […] Read more » EITC Georgia Work Credit Safety Net tax-credits taxes
GBPI In The News Several hot-button bills fail to get vote March 26, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia lawmakers are headed back to their districts as election season approaches, giving them and their constituents time to reflect on what issues did, and didn’t, make it to the governor’s desk. Read more. Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Income Tax Legislature State Budget Tax cut taxes
GBPI In The News Senate gives final approval to Super Bowl, back-to-school tax breaks March 26, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a tax break on future Super Bowl tickets and back-to-school purchases this summer. Read more. Read more » Back to School Budget & Taxes Sales Tax tax breaks taxes
GBPI In The News Several hot-button bills fail to get a vote March 26, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia lawmakers are headed back to their districts as election season approaches, giving them and their constituents time to reflect on what issues did, and didn’t, make it to the governor’s desk. Read more. Read more » Bond rating Budget & Taxes Income Tax tax cuts taxes
GBPI In The News Good times in Georgia spur tax-cut push as history’s lesson lost March 21, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Times are good in Georgia after four years of growing revenue. So lawmakers there are preparing to cut income taxes to one of the lowest levels in the southeast, joining states determined to reduce rates instead of letting the cash build up. Read more. Read more » Bloomberg Budget & Taxes Education Income Tax taxes Wesley Tharpe
