ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB/ANF) - Georgians could soon see money from the state deposited directly into their bank accounts.

Monday, March 16, Governor Brian Kemp approved tax rebate checks for Georgia residents after the passage of HB 1000. The measure provides a one-time income tax rebate aimed at returning money to taxpayers.

Under the plan, single filers will get up to $250, head of households can qualify for up to $375 and joint filers may receive up to $500.

Lt. Governor Burt Jones issued a statement Monday that supports the State Senate’s passage of income tax rebate checks.

“HB 1000 will return over $1 billion to Georgia’s hardworking taxpayers in the coming months. I want to thank Governor Brian Kemp and Speaker Jon Burns for their partnership in cutting taxes and returning billions of dollars to Georgia taxpayers over the past four years.”

State leaders say the rebates are intended to provide financial relief and return surplus funds back to hardworking Georgians.

Kemp also said he is proposing an additional, 20-basis point reduction in the state’s personal and corporate income tax rate, bringing it to 4.99 percent.

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Kemp is currently in the last year of his second gubernatorial term and has made no firm announcements regarding his own political future, having rejected national GOP leaders’ call to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff this fall.

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