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The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate is poised this week to take the next step in the long-running push to eliminate the state income tax. And Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will be at the center of the debate.

Jones, a GOP candidate for governor, is set to headline Tuesday’s meeting of a special Senate committee exploring ways to phase out the levy, which now stands at 5.19% and is set to drop to 4.99% by 2027. He has said getting rid of the tax is vital to making Georgia more competitive with other states, such as Florida and Tennessee, which don’t have income taxes.

The panel is expected to explore how to offset lost revenue, including eliminating popular tax breaks and economic development incentives. Few states, however, have been able to gut income taxes

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