Georgia Legislature Passes Tax Bill, Without Delta Benefit

The GOP-dominated Senate Rules Committee chopped a provision to lift the state sales tax on jet fuel from the broader tax bill.

Dustin Chambers

The Georgia legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday that would cut state income tax rates for individuals and corporations, without a tax break on jet fuels for airlines.

Earlier this week, Republican state Senate leaders took out the jet fuel provision from the income tax bill. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tweeted on Monday he would “kill any tax legislation that benefits Delta” after Delta Air Lines said it would stop giving discounts to NRA.

Gov. Nathan Deal criticized lawmakers on Wednesday of their “antics that tend to plague election years.” Despite that, he said he would sign the tax cut bill, which he had announced earlier this year alongside Cagle at a press conference.