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Georgia collected 10.1% less in motor fuels sales tax in 2022

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Of the $33.9 billion in taxes collected by Georgia in 2022, $1.6 billion came from motor fuels sales tax, a 10.1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Georgia collected $1.8 billion in motor fuels sales tax in 2021.

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau sets the tax classifications among the survey categories and cautions they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by subcategory and how much was collected.

Georgia Tax Collections 2022 vs. 2021
Type of Tax2022 amount2021 amount
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$3,084,705,000$3,309,634,000
Tobacco products sales tax$238,574,000$242,897,000
Other license taxes$32,200,000$32,399,000
Motor vehicle license$413,341,000$406,893,000
Motor fuels sales tax$1,602,054,000$1,781,682,000
Insurance premiums sales tax$482,092,000$538,106,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$85,652,000$85,652,000
Individual income taxes$18,286,845,000$14,220,906,000
Hunting and fishing license$28,735,000$35,899,000
General sales and gross receipts taxes$8,320,361,000$6,948,296,000
Alcoholic beverages license$4,717,000$4,363,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$228,617,000$227,872,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$533,368,000$519,077,000
Corporations in general license$55,673,000$66,937,000
Taxes, NEC$189,166,000$138,964,000
Corporations net income taxes$2,509,683,000$1,750,735,000
Motor vehicle operators license$123,174,000$117,993,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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