Georgia gas tax will increase 3 cents on May 1
Higher prices tied to sales price, Ga. economist says (click title to entry - thank you)
Posted: April 20, 2011 - 11:15pm
Updated: April 21, 2011 - 9:45am
By G.G. Rigsby
As if the pain at the pump isn’t bad enough already, the price of gasoline will increase 3 cents a gallon May 1.This time, it’s because part of the state gas tax automatically increases when the price of gasoline increases....
Georgia GOP pushes massive service-tax increase (click here)
At the halfway point in the 2011 session of the Georgia legislature, a measure has been introduced that would — for the first time ever – force Georgia citizens to pay sales taxes on certain professional services they receive. The proposal – HB 385 – also would greatly expand the number of personal services already taxed in the Peach State. If HB 385 — introduced last week by Republicans Mickey Channell of Greensboro and Larry O’Neal of Bonaire — becomes law, Georgia will join a total of only nine other states in taxing consumers for professional services they receive....
