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ATLANTA (AP) Georgia's October revenues were up about 10 percent, despite a dramatic decline in motor fuel tax collections.

The state netted about $1.3 billion last month, most of it coming from income and sales taxes, Georgia officials said Monday.

The total was a jump from October 2004, when the state received $1.18 billion in tax collections, state officials said.

One of the biggest changes from last October include income from motor fuel taxes, which dropped from $63 million a year ago to about $7 million last month.

The other major difference was corporate income tax, which jumped to $86 million this year from $28 million a year ago a 206 percent increase.

October was the fourth month of the state's fiscal year. To date, the state has collected nearly $5.2 billion, a 9.4 percent increase from the first four months of 2004.

Growth in population and business is driving the numbers, said Charles Willey, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Revenue.

``We've had now four months of continual upswing as reported in collections. That's a good indication of the state's economy,'' he added.

(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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