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DEL.ICIO.USPlan to abolish car tag tax to be studied
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A proposal to abolish the state’s annual car tag tax will be studied by House lawmakers over the summer.
The House on Tuesday approved creation of a study committee to assess the feasibility of eliminating or phasing out the tax, which generates about $500 million a year, mostly for local governments.
Speaker Pro Tem Mark Burkhalter (R-Alpharetta) said any proposal would guarantee that locals are reimbursed by the state so they don’t lose any money.
Georgians, at or near their birthday, have to register their vehicles and pay a tax that’s based in part on the vehicle’s age. About 8 million cars, trucks and SUVs are licensed in the state each year.
Burkhalter has said House Republican leaders don’t believe “Georgians shouldn’t have to pay government to own their vehicles, whether they’re rich or poor, have a broken-down pickup truck or a couple of cars.
“And what worse a birthday present can you get than to have to buy [your tag] on your birthday?” he said recently.
House Democrats have said the idea has merit, provided it does not shift the tax burden to farm and home owners.
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By Nikole
March 28, 2006 03:27 PM | Link to this
That would be great! Provided, it doesn’t fall back on us in some other way. Then, I guess it doesn’t really matter.