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Committee advances amendment to require two‑thirds legislative vote for new special‑interest tax credits
Summary
Senator Blake Tillery introduced a proposed constitutional amendment Feb. 28 that would require a two‑thirds vote of the General Assembly to enact new special‑interest sales or income tax credits or exemptions.
Senator Blake Tillery introduced a proposed constitutional amendment in the Rules committee Feb. 28 that would require a two‑thirds vote of the General Assembly for any new special‑interest sales or income tax credit or exemption to become law. Tillery framed the proposal as a response to annual lobbying for targeted tax breaks and said the change would slow the pace of new credits so the state could reduce the overall tax burden for all Georgians.
Tillery told the committee, “We get lobbied every year for a tax credit or a tax exemption for one special industry or the other. No one's ever here lobbying for…
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