Danny Kanso

Political scientist. VP of public policy @GaBudget. Triple dawg

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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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[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[David Wickert @dwickert]

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.
https://t.co/K6uVyX0DiK

[Beau Evans @beauvans]

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: https://t.co/aYrerRvMlT

[Beau Evans @beauvans]

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: https://t.co/zFZdpxqvRA

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

Sine Die 2026 recap @GaBudget #gapol https://t.co/Fb0qJFn4OR

[Georgia State Senate @GASenatePress]

Motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate substitute to HB 1116 is lost with a vote of 24 to 28. #gapol #gasenate

[WABE News @wabenews]

The Georgia legislature passed a bill enacting a financial need-based scholarship for students attending public colleges and universities in the state. #gapol https://t.co/OeNKYq3Z5N

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

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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[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

“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

[Jill Nolin @jillnolin]

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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[WABE News @wabenews]

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 https://t.co/IsswYVvMZ7

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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.

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

SB 476 also rolls back a series of tax breaks. Although the bill does not yet have a fiscal note estimating its full effects, the legislation’s proponents have estimated its offsets would raise about $3 billion. That means, if implemented, it would result in a $6 billion+ deficit

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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 https://t.co/cFTsV0buwW

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

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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[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

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

https://t.co/w0aGOjOBS8

[Dr. Michelle Au @AuforGA]

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: https://t.co/v3wb2ivuJ2

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

Simply put, elminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history #gapol

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

New @GaBudget report on Georgia’s income tax and why eliminating it would significantly increase the cost of living: https://t.co/ZOjhN3VaMV #gapol

[Danny Kanso @DannyKanso]

A lot of attention is focused on Georgia’s flat income tax rate, but a significant share of earnings are exempt from income taxes. Georgia now has the 7th lowest overall level of state taxes in the nation & lower taxes per person than all but one of its neighboring states(FL)