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For immediate release, please see this press release from the Coalition for Historic Preservation & Economic Development:
"Governor Nixon's tax credit commmission criticized as lacking enough representation of people who know economic benefits of Historic Tax Credits."
Released on July 22, 2010.
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Please see this Executive Summary for a 2010 study on Historic Tax Credits, "An Evaluation of the Missouri Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program's Impact on Job Creation and Economic Activity Across the State." The study was prepared for the Missouri Growth Association and conducted by St. Louis University.
The study shows the economic impact that state historic tax credits have had in Missouri.
A link to the full Study can be found by clicking here.
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"Tax Credits Get a 'Bad Rap' in Jefferson City"
See this article of the RCGA Special Edition, dated May 18th, 2010: ""Tax Credits Get a 'Bad Rap' in Jefferson City".
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The Coalition agrees with Dan Mehan, President of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, who said in a press conference shown in the St. Louis Business Journal in April 2010, “Economic development is not anti-education and two should not be pitted against each other. Now, more than ever, Missouri needs a balanced approach that addresses both the needs of job creation and systems to provide an educated work force, The two do not work against each other. They go hand in hand.”
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Charities oppose Nixon's proposed tax credit caps
Representatives of pregnancy crisis centers, children's agencies, domestic violence shelters and Catholic charities teamed up Monday to tout the benefits of tax breaks for benevolent organizations.
Republican House leaders have defended tax credits as good economic development tools and have denounced efforts to sharply curtail them.
Rep. Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, who organized Monday's news conference with the charities, said he wants to delay any changes to Missouri's tax credit system for at least a year so it can be studied further.
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