Georgia’s budget crisis is not due to funding the wrong priorities or waste and inefficiency. Georgia has a revenue problem. To avoid devastating cuts to such vital government services as education, healthcare, and public safety, Georgia needs a balanced approach to the budget crisis, an approach that includes additional revenues, not just budget cuts. Download the PDF.
It’s Time to Modernize Georgia’s Tobacco User Fee and Add Commonsense Safeguards for a Healthier State
Daniel Kanso, PhD
December 15, 2025
Overview Georgia has the nation’s second lowest state cigarette user fee and lags most other
