[Vision2020] LARGE Corporate Tax Breaks in Idaho

[Garrett Clevenger]

Sam asks,

"What do you expect will be the legislative response to this?  E.g., will it be ignored?"


>From Idaho Statesman, 3/1/09
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/683408.html

"The Legislature takes up the issue this week, as two tax commissioners testify about their tax-cutting deals and a Senate committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1128, a bipartisan reform measure. Howland, however, refused an invitation to testify because he says the bill falls far short of what's needed."


It seems Moscow's city council is not the only one in Idaho to make secret deals with out-of-state businesses. I forgot about Stan Howland's charge. If this is true, it would definitely help the state budget if they were able to make the businesses pay there fair share of taxes. Howland doesn't back the bill, though, so perhaps it in essence is being ignored.


Here's an interview with the whistle-blower:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A316474


and for the really brave:

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/media/pdf/20080702_whistleblowerresponse.pdf