A hot economy continues to slosh oceans of cash around Georgia, as the latest tax receipts from state government show.
Tax revenue is up almost $1 billion compared to this time last year, according to Gov. Nathan Deal’s office. As of May, net tax collections for the year totaled $20.73 billion — a full $940.8 million more than the same period in 2017. That’s an increase of 4.8 percent.
Tax revenue way up in Georgia
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