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Our Views: Taxing patience
Undermining public trust in SPLOST could endanger future funding options
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Since 1985, Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes have provided Georgia communities with a viable option for financing infrastructure and major capital projects. Throughout the state, cities and counties have used SPLOST collections to build courthouses, jails, libraries, roads, parks and other specific projects that could be clearly defined for voter approval. Originally limited to county governments, SPLOST as a means of financing was extended to Georgia’s schools in 1997.