Pending Georgia Tax Changes Would Redistribute Income From the Poorest Families to the Rich

In the 2010 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers have ratified, or are poised to ratify, a set of tax changes which would dramatically reshape the fairness of the state’s tax system. A new ITEP analysis shows that these changes would increase the taxes paid by the poorest ninety five percent of Georgians, while cutting taxes for the best-off five percent. The analysis also shows that the current tax system actually redistributes income from below-poverty families to the best-off Georgians—and that likely 2010 tax changes would worsen this inequity.

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