Spring 2021 state sales tax collections up dramatically over last year
The top three months on record for state sales and use taxes collected are March 2021, April 2021 and December 2020.
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Legislature passes bill to make airports tax exempt
The legislation clarifies that commercial airports are exempt from paying sales and use taxes.
Legislature told budgets are in good shape despite pandemic and economic downturn
Members of the Alabama Senate were in Montgomery Thursday for hearings on the budget, where Senators were told that both of the budgets are in good shape looking forward to 2021. The meeting was chaired by Senate Finance & Taxation Committee Chairman Greg Albritton. Kirk Fulford is the Deputy Director for the Fiscal Division of … Continued
Bentley Administration Prepares for Cuts if Austere Budget Passes
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, September 8, the Alabama Legislature goes into session for the third time this year. They are tasked with passing a State General Fund (SGF) budget to fund the State’s General Fund, beginning on October 1. The legislature already passed a budget, but Alabama Governor Robert Bentley declared that “austere budget” … Continued
House Cuts Medicaid by 23 Percent
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a controversial state General Fund (SGF) budget that if actually passed and implemented will have enormous impacts on both low income Alabama households and the Alabama healthcare industry. The four biggest payers of medical bills in the state … Continued