2024 Georgia Budget Primer

June 2023 Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

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About Table of Contents

About . . . .

Letter from the President

Introduction Budget Basics

Steps Along Georgia’s Budget Path

By the Numbers Revenue Georgia’s Revenue System Shaped by History of Racist Policies

Budget Trends

Education

Health Investments in the Governor’s Health Care Expansion Plan for Low-Income Georgians

Human Services

Criminal Legal Systems .

Looking Ahead Contact

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