2009 House Bill 5166 (Require tax break “effectiveness” report )

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Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on June 25, 2009, to require the Department of Treasury to prepare and post on the Internet a list of every tax credit available under the Michigan Business Tax, and to submit to the legislature a report showing the number of taxpayers who claimed certain types of credits, how much they spent to meet the terms of their tax break deal, how many people they employ, and the value of all the credits they earned. Also, to require the department create and report an assessment of the “effectiveness” of certain types of tax credit.
- Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on June 25, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 5166 (Require tax break “effectiveness” report ) [by FreeSpeaker on July 4, 2009]

As written, this bill promises to bring more accountability to the awarding of tax breaks. It also compels evaluation of the tax breaks system, to see if it really does benefit the public at large.

Who could be against government accountability? Not me. I like this bill.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 5166 (Require tax break “effectiveness” report ) [by Andrea on July 4, 2009]

Why do we need to waste money on this?

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3) 2009 House Bill 5166 (Require tax break “effectiveness” report ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the House on June 25, 2009

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