Taxation
Regarding taxes, government should operate according to the following principles:
- Government should be limited to only those services that the people cannot provide for themselves, either individually or through the private sector;
- Government should provide those services in the most efficient and economical way possible;
- Government should take advantage of every opportunity to fund those services with non-tax revenue (user fees, etc.);
- Government should collect no more tax dollars from the people than is necessary to fund the provision of those services;
- When ad valorem (property) taxes are used to fund government services, equally-situated property owners must be treated equally.
Taxation info coming soon.
Proposals
- Resolve to Adopt a Mathematically Correct Millage Rate. By following the procedure for calculating the millage rate that is recommended by the state Department of Revenue, the Commission can ensure that future tax rates take no more and no less from Gwinnett property owners than is required to fund the budget. A mathematical millage rate forces politicians to concentrate on reducing costs and identifying non-property tax revenue sources.
