INDIANAPOLIS -- Members of the Indiana House voted Tuesday to penalize companies like Carrier that leave the state and move to other countries.
An amendment to Senate Bill 308 would allow local governments to force companies that take jobs to foreign countries to repay property tax incentives.
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It would also prevent them from taking any more advantage of tax breaks enacted by the state government.
State Rep. @KarleeMacer wants to minimize pain from #Carrier moving to #Mexico: https://t.co/7olFCkV2hw #IHDC #INLegis
— IN House Democrats (@inhsedems) March 1, 2016
This is a simple amdt, says #IHDC Ldr @ScottDPelath: you get help from taxpayers & take jobs elsewhere, the $ comes back to IN. #INLegis
— IN House Democrats (@inhsedems) March 1, 2016
Companies like #Carrier have abused sincere help of Hoosier taxpayers in their unpatriotic actions, says #IHDC Ldr @ScottDPelath. #INLegis
— IN House Democrats (@inhsedems) March 1, 2016
House OKs Rep. Karlee Macer's plan to penalize corporations that abandon IN: https://t.co/QWjFTOAHWV #IHDC #INLegis #Carrier @KarleeMacer
— IN House Democrats (@inhsedems) March 1, 2016
The bill will now be considered by the full house.
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