Opposing a taxing proposal from Dave Bender and Vimeo.
A statewide fiscal watchdog group is taking issue with a far-reaching tax-reform plan to impose a state sales tax instead of property taxes.
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is fronting a coalition of groups opposed to a plan by House Speaker Glenn Richardson to abolish property taxes. Instead, Richardson's proposal would tax all goods and services sold in Georgia.
Alan Essig, who heads the Atlanta-based think tank spoke at Columbus State University Tuesday. He says Richardson's plan is ill-advised:
“Right now it's all guesswork, and are we going to blow up the tax system based on guesswork? Again, it's something we really need to think about before we do it.”Along with Essig, a panel of city, school and local hospital officials discussed the plan's pros and cons with close to 100 Columbus residents.
Essig addressing the audience at
Cunningham Center at CSU.
(Dave Bender)
