Article: Fed: Govert begins hard-sell on key election plank

Article: Tax breaks have their place, supporters say.
Providence Journal (Providence, RI);  December 28, 2005 ;     408 words ......Mayor David N. Cicilline is eager to end tax breaks, but some say, if it ain't broke, don...Revival Co. Preston and other proponents of tax breaks said they don't object to tax incremental...they don't think the city should abandon tax breaks entirely. Tax breaks work, ...

Article: TAX BREAKS: ARE THEY JUSTIFIED?(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 1, 1995 ;     365 words ......so-called loopholes, remains riddled with tax breaks that primarily benefit business and the...we suspect, Congress may have devised tax breaks to help nascent industries get established...cost. That is an excellent idea. The tax breaks that are currently granted ``cost'' about...

Article: Treasury to Cancel Tax Breaks in 1988-89 S&L Deals;Action to Nullify Billions of Dollars in Deductions
The Washington Post;  March 7, 1991 ;     662 words ......more than $2.5 billion worth of unusual tax breaks that were given to investors who took...the government in 1988 and 1989. The tax breaks had allowed S&L buyers to claim several...by the government. Recipients of the tax breaks include some of the nation's richest...

Article: Mohan questions tax breaks for firm.
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  January 18, 2006 ;     658 words ......challenging a proposal to grant $623,000 in tax breaks for a package delivery business in Cheektowaga. Mohan questioned the need to grant tax breaks for a $2.7 million expansion of the FedEx...While the IDA ultimately approved the tax breaks by an 11-2 vote, with Mohan and County...

Article: Panel Endorses Tax Breaks for Satellite Maker
The Washington Post;  October 1, 1998 ;     560 words ......recommended giving millions of dollars in tax breaks and other incentives to a Loudoun County...Supervisors, which is scheduled to consider the tax breaks at its meeting Wednesday. Two of the tax breaks would require approval from the General...

Article: Fed: Govt begins hard-sell on key election plank
AAP General News (Australia);  October 29, 2001 ;     405 words ......begins hard-sell on key election plank By Rob Taylor CANBERRA...hard-sell of its central re-election plank of tax breaks for new parents, as Labor...coalition's family heartland the tax breaks would help them through...coalition's big hit in terms of tax ...

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)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 28, 2007 ;     357 words ......they've been put at a disadvantage by tax breaks given competitors, several Minnesota...which grants extensive state and local tax breaks to chosen firms. The earlier challenge...couldn't show they were hurt by the tax breaks. That decision is under appeal. Wednesday...

Article: KEEP TAX BREAKS FOR GREEN ENERGY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  February 1, 2008 ;     464 words ......package a provision to extend the life of tax breaks for renewable energy and energy efficiency...value far exceeding the cost. Without the tax breaks - which help green energy industries...of uncertainty over the future of the tax breaks. Extension of the tax breaks is ...

Article: DESPITE DEFICIT, LAWMAKERS AIM FOR TAX BREAKS SCORES OF EXEMPTIONS SOUGHT FEW OFFER CUTS TO DIG OUT OF DEBT.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......this year. The same can't be said of tax breaks. Legislators have introduced dozens of...to say which of the dozens of proposed tax breaks - some familiar from previous sessions...prison sentences. Any extended or added tax breaks would deepen that hole. Are all 400 tax...

Article: Should state tax breaks be disclosed? Unlike most state subsidies, JOBZ program tax breaks are confidential. There is a growing debate about whether that should change.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......given more than 300 companies sweeping tax breaks in hopes of creating jobs where the state...Unlike most government subsidies, the tax breaks given to companies through JOBZ are confidential...his proposal can find out the size of tax breaks each company receives. The ...

Article: Tennessee Offers Tax Breaks, Incentives to Lure Businesses.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  April 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......business owners quickly can calculate the tax breaks available for investments in Memphis...appear more cautious about touting their tax breaks. Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker said by...the rest of the South, the amount of tax breaks and business assistance offered to lure...

Article: Mall owner unhappy with tax breaks for BlueCross BlueShield.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  March 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......criticized the millions of dollars in property tax breaks given to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee...that CBL has strong opposition to the tax breaks awarded to BlueCross, which amount to...city to continue to selectively hand out tax breaks to otherwise going concerns, said Mr...

Article: UPON FURTHER REVIEW . . .TAX BREAKS AT RISK; EMPIRE ZONE REFORM.(News)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  April 21, 2009 ;     700+ words ......or used gimmicks to qualify for higher tax breaks than they deserved. The state's method...explaining to do if they want to keep taking tax breaks, an analysis of state records shows...as 1,000 businesses could lose their tax breaks, saving the state $90 million in the...

Article: TAX BREAKS FOR CLEANUP AT CENTRALIA COAL PLANT FIND HEARTY APPROVAL.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 17, 1997 ;     418 words ......unanimously approved $130 million in tax breaks to keep a Lewis County coal mine and...offers a package of sales and utility tax breaks to help install $264 million in pollution...and state clean air requirements. The tax breaks would cost the state an estimated $130...