County commissioners unanimously opposed moving forward with collection of the local excise tax on energy used in manufacturing. According to the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, the local excise tax on energy used in manufacturing is an optional local tax designed to replace the local sales tax revenues that will be lost to the new statewide sales tax exemption on energy used in manufacturing that takes effect in January.
Stephens County Commission Chairman Dean Scarborough said that the exemption at the state level was instituted as an economic development tool for the manufacturing sector. He said the county commission feels it is best to support that exemption on the local level as well.
“We just feel like most of our jobs are created right now through existing industry,” said Scarborough. “We feel that anything we can do to support our local existing industry is in our favor. Then of course, this could be used as a tool to attract new industry as well.”
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