David Ralston says tax reform could help boost Georgia’s economy | Kyle Wingfield

“When we passed the tax reform package here back in 2012, I said at that time that I did not view that as an ending, but just as a significant first step,” Ralston said in his office at the Capitol. “And that’s a discussion that I think we always need to have, and that’s a discussion that is ongoing.

“I know there are members of the House that have worked tirelessly looking at ideas, gathering data, doing economic analysis, to see what the next step might be and when would be the appropriate time to take it. And I support those efforts. I think you may well see some progress toward that next step this next session.”

“Obviously, when you talk tax reform, as we found out when we went through the other process … you have budget ramifications,” he noted. “And you have to weigh those in the mix.

“You look at the experience of other states. I know a lot people point to North Carolina, and they point to Oklahoma, and they point to maybe other states that have recently done some fairly comprehensive tax reform. But if you really research the experience of those states, it was not painless. And there are trade-offs.”

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