- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- Press release (Georgia. Department of Agriculture)
- Title:
- Press release, 2006 November 2
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
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- Georgia. Department of Agriculture.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, GA : Georgia Department of Agriculture,
- Date of Original:
- 2006-11-02
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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- Call Number GA A400 .P1 P75 2006/11-2
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- Language:
- eng
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- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334 www.agr.georgia.gov
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
For information contact: Jackie Sosby, Arty Schronce or
Yao Seidu 404-656-3689
Georgia Farm Bureau group says yes To no sales taxes on biofuels proposal
A Georgia Farm Bureau committee adopted a proposal today to cut the sales tax on the sale and production of ethanol and biodiesel to present to the membership in its December meeting.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin had recommended the action the previous evening when speaking to GFB's Policy Development Committee. The Energy Section of the Policy Development Committee will present the recommendation to the voting delegates when they meet the first week of December.
"I told the Policy board, that we, as a state, are not offering enough incentives for people to develop, produce and use ethanol and biodiesel. In order to make us more competitive with other states, I recommended eliminating taxes on the production and sale at the pump of ethanol and biodiesel," Commissioner Irvin said.
Seventeen states have reduction or elimination of sales and use motor fuel taxes for ethanol and/or biodiesel, according to information from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center. Many states offer packages of tax credits, grants, loans, and rebates to producers and users.
Irvin explained, "We need to act quickly to seize the opportunities from the increase in alternative fuel vehicles into the market and the additional methods and sources of production."
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