![House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, a Johns Creek Republican, argues that eliminating the tax would have negligible effect on individuals in addition to costing the state treasury around $13 million a year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2023-04/jan-jones-podium.jpg?itok=dGOnzMel)
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House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, a Johns Creek Republican, argues that eliminating a tax on on menstrual products — that has since been eliminated in many states around the country — would have negligible effect on individuals and would cost the state treasury around $13 million a year.
Credit: Ross Williams / Georgia Recorder