The report by the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, which was released Friday, made these recommendations for changing Georgia's tax code.
The change: Putting the state's current 4 percent sales tax back on all groceries.
Who's affected: Anyone buying food
What it would raise: About $600 million in new taxes
The change: Raising the cigarette tax from 37 cents to 68 cents per pack.
Who's affected: Smokers
What it would raise: More than $100 million a year
The change: Charging a sales tax on many services, from dry cleaning and housekeeping to Costco memberships and the labor involved in auto repair.
Who's affected: Anyone buying or selling these services
What it would raise: About $246 million a year
The change: Cutting the state income tax, over time, from the current maximum 6 percent to no more than 5 percent in 2012 and no more than 4 percent by 2014.
Who's affected: Taxpayers
What they would save: Cutting it to 5 percent could save them $650 million a year.
The change: Tying corporate income tax rates with personal income tax rates, meaning corporations would pay less as individual income taxes are cut.
Who's affected: Corporations
What they would save: About $100 million in 2012
The change: Eliminating the current exclusion of retirement -- nonwork -- income from income taxes.
Who's affected: Seniors who have nonwork income, such as investments
What it would raise: $272 million a year
The change: Eliminating sales taxes on energy used in manufacturing, mining and agriculture.
Who's affected: Manufacturers, mining or agriculture interests
What they would save: No dollar figure listing the benefit to these interests was listed in the recommendations.
The change: Charging a sales tax on person-to-person sales of motor vehicles, watercraft and aircraft.
Who's affected: Anyone buying or selling these items
What it would raise: $151 million to $290 million a year
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