Latest Links: Income Tax Vote Opens Door To Debate, Q&A With Small Business Administrator Greta Johansson
Senate Income Tax Vote Opens The Door To Further Debate – “The debate over New Hampshire taxes, typically left to state lawmakers, could be opened to voters this fall. In a decisive 20-4 vote, the state Senate agreed Thursday to send forward a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the legislature from implementing a statewide income tax.” Nashua Telegraph
Romney Muses On Moving To Low-Tax Florida – “Mitt Romney owns a beachfront home in California. He keeps a condominium in Massachusetts. And he has a lake house in New Hampshire.” Now, he’s got his eye on Florida. Why? Because they, too, don’t have a state income tax. The New York Times
Q&A With SBA District Director Greta Johansson – “If anybody can help New Hampshire’s small businesses grow and flourish, it’s Greta Johansson,” writes Cindy Kibbe of the New Hampshire Business Review, who conducted an interview yesterday with Greta Johansson, New Hampshire district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration. NHBR
U.S. Solar Tariffs On Chinese Cells May Boost Prices – Yesterday the federal government imposed tariffs of up to 250% on Chinese-made solar cells. GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) in Merrimack is one US company affected by the legislation. Bloomberg