Political scientist. VP of public policy @GaBudget. Triple dawg
Atlanta, GA
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Danny Kanso retweeted
Part of the work of our study committee focuses on other retail available substances that impact youth.
Here I discuss with Dr. Danny Kanso, VP of Public Policy at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, the impact of the users and licensing fee for vaping products in GA.
Countless Georgians will lose out on programs and services from public school funding to domestic violence shelters & sexual assault clinics so that the state can cover part of the cost of the massive income tax bill (HB 463) passed this year #gapol
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HB 463 delivers more tax cuts to those in the top 1% & out-of-state corporate interests than to the first 60% of Georgia households combined. For middle-income households, the average tax change from the $1.2 billion package is less than $10 per month or $119 per year #gapol
Georgia state Senators went into this past session making big promises about cutting corporate welfare. That didn’t happen, and instead lawmakers created more than 3x as many tax credits as they eliminated, all while passing a massive unfunded multibillion income tax bill #gapol
Georgia lawmakers vowed to cut tax breaks. They approved more instead. The state Legislature approved more than $3 in new breaks for every $1 they cut, the AJC found.
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Danny Kanso retweeted
Assessments, millages, inflation, oh my! The big stab at property tax relief in Georgia boils down to keeping costs in check for homeowners. #gapol
See what the Legislature did — and didn't — do to lower property taxes in 2026, via @StateAffairsGA: pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/taxe…
Danny Kanso retweeted
Tough talk on data center tax breaks and cost protections in Georgia resulted in no action from lawmakers in the 2026 session. #gapol
Story in @StateAffairsGA: pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/tech…
Danny Kanso retweeted
The Georgia legislature passed a bill enacting a financial need-based scholarship for students attending public colleges and universities in the state. #gapol wabe.org/georgia-need-based-…
These two charts show why caps on property tax revenue like those in HB 1116 and SB 382 would disproportionately harm schools. Costs that the state has increasingly pushed schools to shoulder like health insurance & transportation are increasing much faster than inflation #gapol
On Sine Die, the governor reminds lawmakers that fiscal sanity & a balanced revenue system have supported decades of growth & led to a higher median income in GA than FL, TN or TX. The future of public schools & key services are central to debates on the income tax & property tax
As lawmakers haggle over the final details of Georgia’s $38.5 billion budget and debate competing proposals to cap property taxes and slash income tax rates, Gov. Kemp has one final message ahead of the session’s final day. #gapol
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“An analysis from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute found that the top 1% of earners in the state would enjoy one quarter of the benefit while more than half of households would collectively see about 14% of the savings” #gapol
House lawmakers signed off on a plan to incrementally reduce the state’s income tax rate over concerns from Democrats who argued the perk would disproportionately benefit wealthier Georgians. #gapol
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Danny Kanso retweeted
Republican senators are pitching giant income tax cuts to make Georgia more affordable, a plan that Democrats warn could lead to fewer government services or sales tax hikes. Via WABE media partner Capitol Beat. #gapol wabe.org/big-georgia-income-…
Members of Georgia’s Senate are debating SB 476 and SB 477, a legislative package that would eliminate about half of Georgia’s income tax. We estimate the combined effects of the provisions cutting income taxes would result in about $9.5 billion in lost revenue.
That deficit is more than the state share of Medicaid spending to to cover 2 million Georgians. It’s more than the state spends on combined on its University and Technical College System. Simply put, this legislation would cause a massive hole in Georgia’s budget #gapol
New GBPI/UGA SPIA poll on SNAP shows 60% of Georgians support adding an additional $50 million to the FY 2027 budget to fully fund SNAP administration & the vast majority of Georgians view SNAP as important #gapol gbpi.org/wp-content/uploads/…
Members of the Senate appear ready to release a $16 billion tax plan with one big detail missing: where will Georgia find the $16 billion to replace its largest source of revenue? If GA follows other “no income tax” states, a massive sales tax increase is the likeliest option
Just in: A committee formed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is recommending a plan that would eliminate state income taxes entirely for about two-thirds of Georgia workers beginning in 2027 and sharply reduce the burden for everyone else. #gapol
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New @GaBudget brief on tobacco use in Georgia & why we should think about tobacco taxes as user fees. In FY 2026, GA taxpayers will subsidize costs from cigarettes by at least $296 million through Medicaid w/ the nation’s 2nd lowest state user fee #gapol
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Danny Kanso retweeted
GA spends $782M via Medicaid to cover smoking-related healthcare costs.
But it takes in only $486M from all taxes and fees on tobacco products.
Taxpayers are therefore subsidizing the high health costs people who choose to smoke.
@DannyKanso explains: gbpi.org/wp-content/uploads/…
