224731 external_news 1374832322 1475893595 <![CDATA[Georgia Lawmakers Eyeing Income Tax Cuts]]> Christine Ries, professor in the School of Public Policy, explains that "when you lower income tax rates, you lower rates on production, earned income and investing,”  as she was testifying to a state Senate study committee July 17. “If you want more of something, don’t tax it.”  

The panel, which included Ries, proposed a revenue-neutral plan to roll back Georgia’s 6 percent personal income tax and offset the lost revenue by increasing the sales tax, which currently is at 4 percent.  Source:  The Atlanta Business Chronicle, July 26, 2013.  

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