Lawmakers weigh repealing state income tax - The True Citizen

Lawmakers weigh repealing state income tax - The True Citizen

Policy wonks on both sides of an upcoming debate in the General Assembly over whether to eliminate Georgia’s income tax are advocating a cautious approach. “That’s a very lofty goal,” said Danny Kanso, senior fiscal analyst with the progressiveleaning Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “The income tax represents 56% of generalfund revenues. Nineteen billion dollars would leave a massive hole.” “You can’t just cut spending,” added Kyle Wingfield,…