Georgia lawmakers to weigh repealing income tax

STATE NEWS

Policy wonks on both sides of an upcoming debate in the General Assembly over whether to eliminate Georgia’s income tax are advocating a cautious approach.

“That’s a very lofty goal,” said Danny Kanso, senior fiscal analyst with the progressive- leaning Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “The income tax represents 56% of general-fund revenues. Nineteen billion dollars would leave a massive hole…