
Governor Perdue Announces February Revenue Figures
| Wednesday, March 7, 2007 | 
			  Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
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ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that net revenue collections for the month of February 2007 (FY07) totaled $961,225,000 compared to $886,113,000 for February 2006 (FY06), an increase of $75,112,000 or 8.5 percent.
The percentage increase year-to-date for FY07 compared to FY06 is 6.7 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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 February 2006 (FY 2006)  | 
 February 2007 (FY 2007)  | 
 $ Change  | 
 % Change  | 
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 Tax Revenues:  | 
 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 244,798  | 
 $ 295,536  | 
 $ 50,738  | 
 20.7%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax - Gross  | 
 $ 779,038  | 
 $ 819,182  | 
 $ 40,144  | 
 5.2%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (292,987)  | 
 $ (291,046)  | 
 $ 1,941  | 
 0.7%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (12,295)  | 
 $ (4,008)  | 
 $ 8,287  | 
 67.4%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 473,756  | 
 $ 524,128  | 
 $ 50,372  | 
 10.6%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax  | 
 $ 31,386  | 
 $ 33,736  | 
 $ 2,350  | 
 7.5%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 37,958  | 
 $ 39,667  | 
 $ 1,709  | 
 4.5%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 69,344  | 
 $ 73,403  | 
 $ 4,059  | 
 5.9%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ 22,817  | 
 $ 6,373  | 
 $ (16,444)  | 
 -72.1%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 18,811  | 
 $ 20,378  | 
 $ 1,567  | 
 8.3%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 16,140  | 
 $ 10,345  | 
 $ (5,795)  | 
 -35.9%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 
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 $ 12  | 
 $ (156)  | 
 $ (168)  | 
 -1400.0%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 9,734  | 
 $ 5,543  | 
 $ (4,191)  | 
 -43.1%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 32,938  | 
 $ 27,344  | 
 $ (5,594)  | 
 -17.0%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 
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 $ 888,350  | 
 $ 962,894  | 
 $ 74,544  | 
 8.4%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Other Fees and Sales  | 
 $ (2,237)  | 
 $ (1,669)  | 
 $ 568  | 
 25.4%  | 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 886,113  | 
 $ 961,225  | 
 $ 75,112  | 
 8.5%  | 
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 Year-to-date  | 
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 GENERAL FUND  | 
 FY 2006  | 
 FY 2007  | 
 $ Change  | 
 % Change  | 
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 Tax Revenues:  | 
 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 5,195,013  | 
 $ 5,629,358  | 
 $ 434,345  | 
 8.4%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax - Gross  | 
 $ 6,667,578  | 
 $ 7,098,498  | 
 $ 430,920  | 
 6.5%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (2,737,168)  | 
 $ (3,085,867)  | 
 $ (348,699)  | 
 -12.7%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (66,803)  | 
 $ (62,077)  | 
 $ 4,726  | 
 7.1%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 3,863,607  | 
 $ 3,950,554  | 
 $ 86,947  | 
 2.3%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel SalesTax  | 
 $ 233,964  | 
 $ 332,615  | 
 $ 98,651  | 
 42.2%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 279,115  | 
 $ 335,174  | 
 $ 56,059  | 
 20.1%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 513,079  | 
 $ 667,789  | 
 $ 154,710  | 
 30.2%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ 405,124  | 
 $ 447,473  | 
 $ 42,349  | 
 10.5%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 148,338  | 
 $ 151,264  | 
 $ 2,926  | 
 2.0%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 101,292  | 
 $ 105,605  | 
 $ 4,313  | 
 4.3%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 
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 $ 10,086  | 
 $ 862  | 
 $ (9,224)  | 
 -91.5%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 64,760  | 
 $ 69,163  | 
 $ 4,403  | 
 6.8%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 201,808  | 
 $ 199,328  | 
 $ (2,480)  | 
 -1.2%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 
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 $ 10,503,107  | 
 $ 11,221,396  | 
 $ 718,289  | 
 6.8%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Other Fees and Sales  | 
 $ 83,067  | 
 $ 74,077  | 
 $ (8,990)  | 
 -10.8%  | 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 10,586,174  | 
 $ 11,295,473  | 
 $ 709,299  | 
 6.7%  | 
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