The Three Biggest OK Chambers’ Letter of Task Force Opposition

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  Joe Wertz was a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma from 2011-2019. He reported on energy and environment issues for national NPR audiences and other national outlets. He previously worked as a managing editor, assistant editor and staff reporter at several major Oklahoma newspapers and studied journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Click to read the letter Oklahoma's three biggest chambers of commerce sent to state Sen. David Dank

The Task Force for the Study of Tax Credits and Economic Incentives approved its final report on Wednesday, but opposition has already started.

As we reported yesterday, Oklahoma’s three biggest chambers of commerce recently sent a letter to the task force co-chair arguing against some several of the panel’s key recommendations.

CapitolBeatOK’s Patrick B. McGuigan first reported about the letter, which he shared with StateImpact Oklahoma.

The three chambers disagree with a blanket end of tax credit transferability and any mandate that credits must be explicitly designed to create jobs. The chambers also don’t want any additional layers of examination “outside that of the legislature.”

Click the image to the left to read the letter for yourself.