FRC Report, Publication No. 292. Jan. 12, 2017, Rahul Pathak and Sally Wallace Economic and demographic factors have important implications for public finances in Georgia. This report provides detailed information on major economic and demographic changes in Georgia and their impact on the fiscal health of the state.
FRC Report, Publication No. 273, Oct. 6, 2015, Robert Buschman This report explores what might explain the dramatic shortfall in Georgia’s sales tax revenues in recent years, and their failure to recover from the 2001 and 2007-09 recessions, along with personal income and the overall economy.
FRC Report 250, October 13, 2012, Eric J. Brunner, Nicholas WarnerThis report reviews Georgia’s system of school facility finance, emphasizing the role of the Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST).
FRC Brief 250, October 13, 2012, Eric J. Brunner, Nicholas WarnerThis brief reviews Georgia’s system of school facility finance, emphasizing the role of the Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST).
FRC Brief 248, July 16, 2012, Peter BluestoneThis brief examiines the distributional impact of the Atlanta area T-SPLOST by income level and age.
FRC Report 235, June 01, 2011, Mark RiderThis report examines the feasibility of replacing Georgia’s current tax system with a general consumption tax.
FRC Brief 234, April 10, 2011, Tamoya A. L. ChristieThis fiscal brief provides an estimate of the proportion of Georgia’s general sales tax paid by consumers.
FRC Report 228, March 22, 2011, Robert BuschmanThis report explores the economic effects of sales tax holidays, including an empirical analysis of the state revenue effects of Georgia’s sales tax holidays.
FRC Brief 227, March 22, 2011, Peter BluestoneThe state revenue estimates presented in this brief are updates of estimates presented in an earlier Fiscal Research Center report by Matthews, Sjoquist, and Winters (“Revenue Estimates for Eliminating Sales Tax Exemptions and Adding Services to the Sales Tax Base” [FRC Report #170]), which added services to the… more »
FRC Brief 228, March 22, 2011, Robert BuschmanThis brief explores the economic effects of sales tax holidays, including an empirical analysis of the state revenue effects of Georgia’s sales tax holidays.
