As the Georgia General Assembly reconvenes next week for an election-year session in a still lackluster economy, lawmakers likely will reject any proposal to reinstate a sales tax on groceries, state leaders say.
Reinstituting the food tax is among the recommendations of a commission studying tax reform in Georgia, but the prospect is not promising.
In a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who presides over the Georgia Senate called it a “nonstarter.”
State Sen. Josh McKoon, whose district includes north Columbus, Harris County and parts of Troup, said the state more likely will move toward cutting taxes on energy consumed by manufacturers. Georgia is one of three states to tax that, he said.
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