
Governor Perdue Announces August Revenue Figures
| Monday, September 10, 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 August 2007 (FY08) totaled $1,353,788,000 compared to $1,275,942,000 for August 2006 (FY07), an increase of $77,846,000 or 6.1 percent.
The percentage increase year-to-date for FY08 compared to FY07 is 8.2 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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 August 2006 (FY 2007)  | 
 August 2007 (FY 2008)  | 
 $ Change  | 
 % Change  | 
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 Tax Revenues:  | 
 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 638,399  | 
 $ 705,654  | 
 $ 67,255  | 
 10.5%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax – Gross  | 
 $ 912,790  | 
 $ 901,270  | 
 $ (11,520)  | 
 -1.3%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (428,888)  | 
 $ (365,818)  | 
 $ 63,070  | 
 14.7%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (7,141)  | 
 $ (14,425)  | 
 $ (7,284)  | 
 -102.0%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 476,761  | 
 $ 521,027  | 
 $ 44,266  | 
 9.3%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax  | 
 $ 42,915  | 
 $ 46,047  | 
 $ 3,132  | 
 7.3%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 38,801  | 
 $ 41,116  | 
 $ 2,315  | 
 6.0%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 81,716  | 
 $ 87,163  | 
 $ 5,447  | 
 6.7%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ 5,731  | 
 $ 11,775  | 
 $ 6,044  | 
 105.5%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 23,142  | 
 $ 18,995  | 
 $ (4,147)  | 
 -17.9%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 11,314  | 
 $ 13,348  | 
 $ 2,034  | 
 18.0%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 $ 641  | 
 $ -  | 
 $ (641)  | 
 -100.0%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 1,916  | 
 $ 1,690  | 
 $ (226)  | 
 -11.8%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 25,831  | 
 $ 27,722  | 
 $ 1,891  | 
 7.3%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 $ 1,265,451  | 
 $ 1,387,374  | 
 $ 121,923  | 
 9.6%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 1,275,942  | 
 $ 1,353,788  | 
 $ 77,846  | 
 6.1%  | 
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 Year-to-date  | 
 
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 GENERAL FUND  | 
 FY 2007  | 
 FY 2008  | 
 $ Change  | 
 % Change  | 
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 Tax Revenues:  | 
 
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 Income Tax - Individual  | 
 $ 1,236,394  | 
 $ 1,336,688  | 
 $ 100,294  | 
 8.1%  | 
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 Sales and Use Tax - General:  | 
 
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 Sales and Use Tax - Gross  | 
 $ 1,799,906  | 
 $ 1,847,370  | 
 $ 47,464  | 
 2.6%  | 
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 Local Sales Tax Distribution  | 
 $ (841,929)  | 
 $ (788,624)  | 
 $ 53,305  | 
 6.3%  | 
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 Sales Tax Refunds/Adjustments  | 
 $ (32,193)  | 
 $ (18,499)  | 
 $ 13,694  | 
 42.5%  | 
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 Net Sales and Use Tax - General  | 
 $ 925,784  | 
 $ 1,040,247  | 
 $ 114,463  | 
 12.4%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Taxes:  | 
 
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 Prepaid Motor Fuel Sales Tax  | 
 $ 78,554  | 
 $ 85,478  | 
 $ 6,924  | 
 8.8%  | 
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 Motor Fuel Excise Tax  | 
 $ 81,416  | 
 $ 81,334  | 
 $ (82)  | 
 -0.1%  | 
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 Total Motor Fuel Taxes  | 
 $ 159,970  | 
 $ 166,812  | 
 $ 6,842  | 
 4.3%  | 
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 Income Tax - Corporate  | 
 $ (1,756)  | 
 $ 44,874  | 
 $ 46,630  | 
 2655.5%  | 
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 Tobacco Taxes  | 
 $ 31,758  | 
 $ 29,545  | 
 $ (2,213)  | 
 -7.0%  | 
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 Alcohol Beverages Tax  | 
 $ 26,258  | 
 $ 28,866  | 
 $ 2,608  | 
 9.9%  | 
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 Estate Tax  | 
 $ 250  | 
 $ 12  | 
 $ (238)  | 
 -95.2%  | 
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 Property Tax  | 
 $ 2,706  | 
 $ 3,409  | 
 $ 703  | 
 26.0%  | 
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 Motor Vehicle - Tag, Title & Fees  | 
 $ 44,942  | 
 $ 48,758  | 
 $ 3,816  | 
 8.5%  | 
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 Total Tax Revenues  | 
 $ 2,426,306  | 
 $ 2,699,211  | 
 $ 272,905  | 
 11.2%  | 
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 Other Revenues:  | 
 
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 Other Fees and Sales  | 
 $ 25,721  | 
 $ (45,740)  | 
 $ (71,461)  | 
 -277.8%  | 
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 Total Taxes/Other Revenues  | 
 $ 2,452,027  | 
 $ 2,653,471  | 
 $ 201,444  | 
 8.2%  | 
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