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Article: Firms sue state to end JOBZ tax breaks; Among them are three truck repair shops that don't get tax breaks and say the program subsidizes their competitor.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- June 28, 2007
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Byline: Pat Doyle; Staff Writer
Claiming they've been put at a disadvantage by tax breaks given competitors, several Minnesota businesses sued the state Wednesday to end the practice.
The lawsuit reinforces an earlier challenge to the constitutionality of the Job Opportunity Business Zones Program, which grants extensive state and local tax breaks to chosen firms. The earlier challenge was dismissed by a judge who ruled that the plaintiffs, including a former politician, couldn't show they were hurt by the tax breaks. That decision is under appeal.
Wednesday's suit relies on a different group of plaintiffs who say their businesses were hurt ...
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