Georgia Democrats block GOP plan to cut property taxes again
Democrats said the tax swap would raise everyday costs and help only the local share of bills, while House leaders set up another vote Monday.
- Georgia House Democrats defeated legislation on Saturday that would have allowed 67 communities to place a 1% sales tax on the ballot for property tax relief, marking the second Democratic rejection this year.
- Republicans argued fast-rising property taxes have become unaffordable for homeowners, but Democrats contended the sales tax proposal is a "bait and switch" that would raise everyday costs from baby formula to school supplies.
- Rep. Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, noted the tax would have saved Gwinnett County homeowners $250 million, while Senate Minority Whip Kim Jackson, D-Stone Mountain, argued relief would benefit only "those who are lucky enough to afford a house."
- The House rejected the measure 95-67 on Saturday, though Rep. Chas Cannon, R-Moultrie, urged lawmakers to seize the "great opportunity" for bipartisan agreement on this pressing issue for Georgians.
- Lawmakers will reconsider the bills on Monday, continuing the special session that previously achieved a unanimous 161-0 vote to extend the state's fuel tax moratorium for two weeks.
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House Republicans are attempting to pass a wave of local property tax measures during an ongoing special session that would allow communities to vote on whether to raise their sales taxes to give homeowners a tax break. But Democrats have…
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