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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Perdue questions ditching property taxes

Governor Sonny Perdue also said today that he isn't sold on a proposal to eliminate property taxes in Georgia. House Speaker Glenn Richardson is pushing the plan to have Georgians pay more taxes for consumer goods. The governor said the loss of local control is a key concern with the speaker's plan. Local governments and schools depend heavily on property taxes.

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