ATLANTA ā Georgia tax collections last month were down for the third month in a row, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday.
The state brought in $2.49 billion in tax revenue in May, a decrease of $205.7 million, or 7.6 %, compared to May of last year. However, year-to-date net tax receipts remained up slightly, by 0.2%, over the first 11 months of fiscal 2023.
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