1. G OVERNMENT R EVENUE AND S PENDING

2. W HAT ARE TAXES ? Taxes are the way that the government makes money. There are different kinds of taxes and they go to different government. The most common are: Sales Tax State Income Tax Federal Income Tax Property Tax Special Item Taxes Gas Cigarettes Etc.

3. GA G OVERNMENT T AXES ( REVENUE ) GA gets it’s money from the following sources Income Taxes: 50% Sales Taxes: 40% Gas Taxes: 4% Other: 6%

4. GA G OVERNMENT S PENDING GA spends its money on its citizens in the following ways: Education 54% Human Services 23% Safety 8% Paying off debt 5% Transportation 5% Other 5%

5. L OCAL G OVERNMENT R EVENUE Local Government gets their money from Property taxes Real Property (land) Personal Property (cars) Fees Local Option Sales Tax