Top Senate Republican doubts tax plan

The Georgia Senate's top Republican says a proposal to eliminate property taxes will be a tough to support for some lawmakers. Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson of Savannah says the tax plan being pushed by House Speaker Glenn Richardson will anger many by taxing goods such as groceries, water usage, wheel chairs and Girl Scout cookies. Johnson says Georgians would also be taxed on services such as legal advice, cable TV, haircuts and garbage collection. Richardson, a Republican from Hiram, wants to do away with property taxes, car tag taxes and other ad valorem taxes worth about $9.6 billion in revenue.