(The Center Square) – The chairman of a Senate committee studying how to eliminate Georgia’s income tax said Tuesday the state will take the tax to zero.

Georgia’s southern and northern neighbors, Florida and Tennessee, already do not have a state income tax, along with seven other states. North Carolina and South Carolina lawmakers are working toward zero, Grover Norquist, president and co-founder of Americans for Tax Reform, told the city.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said Georgia must take the opportunity to lead the South and not lag behind.

“The days of government picking winners and losers are over, and I believe it is time for us to focus on eliminating Georgia’s income tax,” Jones said. “I believe that Georgians know how to spend their own money better than the government does, I hope my

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