Taxes

Georgia left with over $6 billion in budget surplus: 'The governor will continue to leverage state resources to help families'

Even after lawmakers spent nearly $29 billion in state taxes and fees during the 2022 budget year, the State Accounting Office reports the state ran a surplus topping $6 billion.

By Emily Bevard | Sep 28, 2022

Taxes

With record Georgia budget surplus, Kemp announces tax break plans: 'That isn't the government's money'

With somewhere in the neighborhood of $5 billion in excess funds now available via a record budget surplus, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has announced plans to give almost half of that back to taxpayers.

By Emily Bevard | Aug 17, 2022