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Lawmakers to pay for Georgia income tax cuts by trimming tax breaks

Here are some of the $30B in state tax credits and exemptions

Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, chairs both the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Senate committee that is studying how to abolish Georgia’s 5.19% income tax. (Herald file photo)

Blake Tillery.jpg — Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, chairs both the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Senate committee that is studying how to abolish Georgia’s 5.19% income tax. (Herald file photo)

ATLANTA — When lawmakers return to the Georgia Capitol next week, they will likely be eyeing cutbacks to tax credits and exemptions to pay for a priority of Senate leader Burt Jones.