Continued positive fiscal news
Governor Nathan Deal announced a continuing positive trend in tax collections. August receipts were up 6.8% over August 2015 at $1.69 billion. For FY 2017, which began July 1 receipts totaled $3.3 billion which represented a 4.3% increase over the same period in FY 2016.
Each tax revenue category showed an increase which is indicative of the improving economy in the state. That coupled with the fiscal discipline of the Governor and the legislature has swelled the rainy day fund to more than $2 billion.
A copy of the Governor’s press release detailed each category’s performance for August
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Patrick Malone is a Business Advisor and Leadership Mentor headquartered in Blairsville, Georgia. He co-hosts Mountain Daybreak and Mountain Mornings, weekday news programs, and hosts This Week in Blairsville a weekend program on WJUL/WJRB. He is a mentor in Union County High School, serves on his church council and writes a monthly column on leadership in the animal healthcare industry.