Georgia’s net tax collections for December increased $67.7 million, or 3.6 percent, over December 2014, according to Gov. Nathan Deal.
Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections totaled $10.44 billion, an increase of $834.2 million, or 8.7 percent, compared to December 2014, when net tax revenues totaled nearly $9.61 billion.
House Bill 170, which introduced an array of both tax reforms and new tax legislation beginning on July 1, generated transportation revenue of $67.0 million in December. As a result, total net collection revenue for December 2015 increased by 7.1 percent over December 2014.