A bottom-up tax cut for Georgia's working families
Thank you to community leaders, state policy experts, volunteer tax preparers and other neighbors who came together for a conversation about using policy solutions like the Georgia Work Credit to help more families in Savannah achieve financial success. We discussed economic barriers and opportunities facing the community and explore ways you can advocate for policies […]
A diverse group of Georgia Work Credit advocates testified in support of a state earned income tax credit (EITC) at the Gold Dome on Thursday, Feb. 21. Speaking before the Georgia Senate Finance Committee on Senate Bill 41, which would create a 10 percent refundable state EITC, advocates outlined the multitude of ways that working […]
A comprehensive report illuminating how a Georgia Work Credit would provide a significant, bottom-up tax cut to build Georgia’s middle class has been refreshed and enhanced with the latest available data. Here are a few important takeaways from the updated analysis from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a time-tested federal policy to cut […]
It took hard work, a little help and a quarter century for Synovia Ridley to climb the economic ladder into the middle class. Synovia moved to Georgia in 1983 from Birmingham, Ala., to study social work at Clark Atlanta University. A few years after starting college, Synovia felt called to service and enlisted in the […]
This blog was originally posted by Laura Harker at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Public health and taxes. While it may seem like an unlikely pairing, GBPI brought the two topics together at an event last week held at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. GBPI has led the Georgia Work Credit […]
An overwhelming majority of Georgians want the state to invest in people-first strategies—including the Georgia Work Credit, expanded access to education and additional mental health services—according to a Mason-Dixon statewide poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI). The poll reveals widespread support for GBPI’s People-Powered Prosperity vision to build a stronger and more inclusive […]
Paying for health care and paying off credit cards. Buying food, clothing or school supplies for children. Making car repairs. These are a few examples of how Georgians working with low wages invest the extra dollars they qualify for during tax season from the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Established in 1974, the EITC […]
Public health professionals, tax policy experts and advocates for working families came together at this insightful briefing about how targeted tax credits can yield meaningful health benefits for families earning modest incomes. Created in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reduces federal taxes for low-wage workers and has become one of the most effective policy […]
Learn how the Georgia Work Credit, a state earned income tax credit (EITC), would help Georgia women climb the economic ladder through this free webinar. The webinar educated participants on this time-tested policy, a solution utilized in 29 states to help women and working families keep more of the wages they earn while providing an […]
The 2018 state legislative session ended on March 29th but not before advocates established critically important groundwork to educate and build support for a Georgia Work Credit. During the 2018 legislative session we: Hosted the first ever Georgia Work Credit lobby day, with attendees coming together to learn, share and educate lawmakers on the issue. Grew […]
More than 40 advocates descended on the Gold Dome on March 1 to discuss and promote the Georgia Work Credit, a bottom-up tax cut for more than a million working families across the state. Advocates gathered to review evidence on the benefits of the Georgia Work Credit and lift up stories about the impact of […]
State lawmakers rapidly advanced a major tax package in recent days that lacks one of the strongest tools to support working families in Georgia and cut taxes from the bottom up: the Georgia Work Credit. The tax proposal, House Bill 918, includes four elements: a cut in the top personal income tax rate, a cut […]
Some 1,047 babies in Georgia a year can be saved from risky, low birth weight if lawmakers pass a credit to offset state taxes for low-income working families, according to a new study. State tax credits for working families with modest wages are linked to higher birth weights for babies across the country, and larger credits […]
Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and vibrant communities, requires a more resilient middle class and more opportunities for working families to climb the economic ladder. One of the best tools to help ensure that all Georgians share in that prosperity is a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), or Georgia Work Credit. […]
A group of passionate Georgia Work Credit ambassadors from the Georgia Women’s Policy Institute, Atlanta Community Food Bank and Georgia Budget and Policy Institute traveled to Athens, Ga. for the 30th Biennial Institute earlier this month. The team educated dozens of lawmakers, advocates and other stakeholders about the Georgia Work Credit. Want to get more […]
Georgia is missing out on a time-tested tool that helps hardworking families, boosts small businesses and strengthens local economies. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia give a critical boost to families that work but struggle to make ends meet through a Georgia Work Credit (also called a state Earned Income Tax Credit). Enacting a […]
Moving the ball for Georgia’s Working Families: “Georgia Work Credit” Partner Gathering & Learning Session June 29, 2016 – 10am-Noon Hosted by the Atlanta Community Food Bank 970 Jefferson St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 Thanks to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for once again being a gracious host! We look forward to seeing you […]