The correct answer is "They are the primary way the government raises money to operate.".
The State of Georgia, like the other states, gets their funds by collecting money from taxes. There are several categories of taxes:
- Income taxes are charged to people who work as dependants in a corporation or as independent workers.
- Sales taxes are charged to commercial businesses such as restaurants and bars.
- Corporate Taxes are charges to corporations.
- Severance Taxes are charged upon the extraction of non-renewable resources.