Comparing various kinds of economic development initiatives for their impact on jobs and economic growth often isn’t easy. And that’s especially true for two primary incentive programs Michigan has used in recent years; the Michigan Economic Growth Authority and the 21st Century Jobs Fund. MEGA was a fairly straightforward tax credit program used from 1995 […]
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On tax tactics, Snyder picks 'all of the above'
During his campaign for governor in 2010, Gov. Rick Snyder said he would focus on tax cuts and end tax incentives in trying to attract jobs and business investment to Michigan. Snyder and the Republican-controlled Legislature delivered on the tax cuts, trimming business taxes by $1.7 billion. But although he ended former Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s […]