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Economic Incentives
Corporate executives often approve new projects involving investments in real estate facilities, machinery, and equipment based on the impact on the company’s capital investment by government investment in economic incentives. Financial incentives often determine whether a company moves forward with a project or influences the final location decision.
Federal, state, and local governments aggressively offer financial incentives to attract and retain jobs, capital investment, and modern technologies to their tax district, mainly when a company evaluates multiple states for the project. Governments decide the amount of incentives to offer by statute or a net benefit test to calculate the project’s impact on tax revenue and the multiplier effect of economic growth.
Incentives negotiated to attract investments may include:
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Cash grants
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Infrastructure improvements
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Property tax abatements
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Sales & use tax exemption
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Tax credits
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Training grants
Criteria used by the government to determine the level of assistance for economic development projects:
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Number of jobs (new, retained, shifted from other locations)
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Average annual salary
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Skillsets of jobs, degree of employee training
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Amount of capital investment
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Project location
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Industry type
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Technology used
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Availability of other government funding
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Political environment
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