Senate Republicans sign off on cuts to Georgia’s income tax rate while ending some corporate perks

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 957

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Senate Republicans passed a proposal Thursday to reduce the state’s income tax while cutting some of the state’s tax credits for corporations despite Democratic pushback in a hours-long debate.

Vidalia Republican Sen. Blake Tillery, who is running for lieutenant governor and who is sponsoring the proposal, said that the legislation is “tailored to address the affordability crisis for the middle class” by putting “people over corporations.”

“People outside this building and inside it now too, …

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