STATE
HOUSE MEMBER JOHNNIE CALDWELL TOLD ZOOM NEWS THURSDAY
—THE $5 BILLION TAX CUT BILL HAS BEEN PASSED BY BOTH
HOUSES AND IS HEADED TO GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL FOR HIS
SIGNATURE—A BILL THAT STRIPPED A $40 MILLION TAX BREAK
FOR DELTA AIR LINES.
REPRESENTATIVE
CALDWELL SAID THE BILL DOUBLES THE STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR
GEORGIANS STARTING IN 2018 AND REDUCES THE STATE INCOME TAX
RATE STARTING IN 2019 FROM 6% TO 5.75 PER CENT AND IN
2020 IT FALLS TO 5.5%.
CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR---LT. CASEY CAGLE WENT OFF ON DELTA WHEN THEY
CUT TIES WITH THE N.R.A. AND SAID HE WOULD KILL THE
INCENTIVE UNLESS DELTA RESTORED TIES WITH THE NRA. GOVERNOR
DEAL RECOILED AND SAID HE WAS FRUSTRATED BY THE ANTICS OF
REPUBLICANS SEEKING HIGHER OFFICE—BUT THE SUPPORTED TAX
RELIEF FOR GEORGIANS.
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