Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was sworn in for a second term on Thursday of last week. The governor had put off his swearing in ceremony by a couple of days to be able to watch the Georgia Bulldogs win their second National Championship in California earlier in the week. Kemp, a UGA graduate, is a huge fan of the Georgia Bulldogs. The governor is promising to follow through with his campaign promises – which includes income tax refunds and property tax rebates.
The governor is promising another $1 billion of income tax refunds and a $1 billion property tax rebate. He plans to use Georgia’s $6.6 billion in surplus cash to pay for those givebacks, as well as refill the state’s roadbuilding coffers after suspending gas tax collections for 10 months.
“They sent it to us, so instead of spending it on new government programs, and bigger government, we’re going to put that money back in their pocket to help them fight through 40-year-high inflation,” Kemp told the Georgia Chamber of Commerce this past week.
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