
Governor Perdue Announces March Revenue Figures
| Friday, April 6, 2007 | 
			  Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774 Charles Willey, DOR, (404) 417-2106  | 
            
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of March 2007 (FY07) totaled $1,174,222,000 compared to $1,200,704,000 for March 2006 (FY06), a decrease of $26,482,000 or 2.2 percent.
The percentage increase year-to-date for FY07 compared to FY06 is 5.8 percent.
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 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE  | 
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 Comparative Net Revenue Collections  | 
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 (unaudited - 000's)  | 
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 For the Month Ended  | 
 
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 March 2006 (FY 2006)  | 
 March 2007 (FY 2007)  | 
 $ Change  | 
 % Change  | 
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 Tax Revenues:  | 
 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 463,418  | 
 $ 445,233  | 
 $ (18,185)  | 
 -3.9%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax - Gross  | 
 $ 843,980  | 
 $ 878,658  | 
 $ 34,678  | 
 4.1%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (421,428)  | 
 $ (418,912)  | 
 $ 2,516  | 
 0.6%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (8,255)  | 
 $ (8,621)  | 
 $ (366)  | 
 -4.4%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 414,297  | 
 $ 451,125  | 
 $ 36,828  | 
 8.9%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax  | 
 $ 34,502  | 
 $ 32,651  | 
 $ (1,851)  | 
 -5.4%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 35,445  | 
 $ 33,663  | 
 $ (1,782)  | 
 -5.0%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 69,947  | 
 $ 66,314  | 
 $ (3,633)  | 
 -5.2%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ 180,545  | 
 $ 162,082  | 
 $ (18,463)  | 
 -10.2%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 20,134  | 
 $ 18,334  | 
 $ (1,800)  | 
 -8.9%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 13,610  | 
 $ 11,808  | 
 $ (1,802)  | 
 -13.2%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 $ 104  | 
 $ 300  | 
 $ 196  | 
 188.5%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 2,952  | 
 $ 2,969  | 
 $ 17  | 
 0.6%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 31,042  | 
 $ 29,664  | 
 $ (1,378)  | 
 -4.4%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 $ 1,196,049  | 
 $ 1,187,829  | 
 $ (8,220)  | 
 -0.7%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Other Fees and Sales  | 
 $ 4,655  | 
 $ (13,607)  | 
 $ (18,262)  | 
 -392.3%  | 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 1,200,704  | 
 $ 1,174,222  | 
 $ (26,482)  | 
 -2.2%  | 
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 Year-to-date  | 
 
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 GENERAL FUND  | 
 FY 2006  | 
 FY 2007  | 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 5,658,431  | 
 $ 6,074,591  | 
 $ 416,160  | 
 7.4%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax - Gross  | 
 $ 7,511,558  | 
 $ 7,977,156  | 
 $ 465,598  | 
 6.2%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (3,158,596)  | 
 $ (3,504,779)  | 
 $ (346,183)  | 
 -11.0%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (75,058)  | 
 $ (70,698)  | 
 $ 4,360  | 
 5.8%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 4,277,904  | 
 $ 4,401,679  | 
 $ 123,775  | 
 2.9%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel SalesTax  | 
 $ 268,466  | 
 $ 365,266  | 
 $ 96,800  | 
 36.1%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 314,560  | 
 $ 368,837  | 
 $ 54,277  | 
 17.3%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 583,026  | 
 $ 734,103  | 
 $ 151,077  | 
 25.9%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ 585,669  | 
 $ 609,555  | 
 $ 23,886  | 
 4.1%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 168,472  | 
 $ 169,598  | 
 $ 1,126  | 
 0.7%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 114,902  | 
 $ 117,413  | 
 $ 2,511  | 
 2.2%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 $ 10,190  | 
 $ 1,162  | 
 $ (9,028)  | 
 -88.6%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 67,712  | 
 $ 72,132  | 
 $ 4,420  | 
 6.5%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 224,951  | 
 $ 228,992  | 
 $ 4,041  | 
 1.8%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 $ 11,691,257  | 
 $12,409,225  | 
 $ 717,968  | 
 6.1%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Other Fees and Sales  | 
 $ 95,620  | 
 $ 60,470  | 
 $ (35,150)  | 
 -36.8%  | 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 11,786,877  | 
 $12,469,695  | 
 $ 682,818  | 
 5.8%  | 
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