ATLANTA – State Representative Jay Powell (R-Camilla), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, recently appointed State Representative Geoff Duncan (R-Cumming) to serve as the Chairman of the Sales Tax Subcommittee of the House Ways & Means Committee.
“I’m honored to be named the Chairman of the Sales Tax Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee, and I would like to thank Chairman Powell for this opportunity,” said Rep. Duncan. “Our constituents elected us to serve their best interests, and I look forward to doing-so by working with my colleagues to continue improving our state’s tax structure.”
The Committee on Ways & Means is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The Committee derives a large share of its jurisdiction from the state Constitution which declares, “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.”
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Representative Geoff Duncan represents the citizens of District 26, which includes portions of Forsyth County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves as the Vice Chairman on the Information & Audits Committee and Secretary on the Interstate Cooperation Committee. He also serves as a member on the Banks & Banking, Ways and Means, and Science and Technology committees.
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