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Day: May 14, 2013

A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks

Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes

A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks

May 14, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks

Tax breaks should be decided on their merits, not based on the pull of powerful lobbyists. Unfortunately, the governor seems to have taken the opposite course this month in his treatment of two sales tax exemptions. While he vetoed renewal of a sales tax exemption for food donated to food banks, items purchased by volunteer […]

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Veto sidetracks tax breaks for medical charities

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Veto sidetracks tax breaks for medical charities

May 14, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article on Gov. Deal’s decision to veto tax breaks for food banks and medical charity clinics; read full article here. 

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