ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia could top $5 billion in revenue after the fiscal year just ended after another big month of tax collections in June.
The state Treasury Department said Friday that it collected more than $33 billion in taxes for the year ended June 30, up 23% from about $27 billion a year earlier.
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