After Mill Closures, Helene, Georgia Could End Sales Taxes on Timber

After mill closures, Helene, Georgia could end sales taxes on timber

Following mill closures and significant losses in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, lawmakers look to protect the Georgia timber industry.

Struggling Georgia timber industry could receive big tax break

ATLANTA — A proposed amendment to the Georgia Constitution would end sales taxes on timber, a major industry battered by mill closings and storms. House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration said a bipartisan group of legislators want to help protect “a…