Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Maine Chamber Needs your help!

ACTION ALERT
We need your help!
Public Hearing on New Tax Expenditure Bill- Huge Impact to State's Manufacturers & Jobs
There will be a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on January 22nd on L.R. 2721. "An Act to Related to the Report of the Tax Expenditure Review Task Force" The bill would limit the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program (BETR) to 12 years, prohibits businesses from utilizing the LIFO accounting method to value inventory and would exclude retail property from BETR eligibility.  Sign-ups begin at 9:00 am.  The link to the bill is
We need as many companies as possible to come to Augusta on January 22nd and testify in opposition to this legislation! More Information will follow! 
Please let me know by email at lcaprara@mainechamber.org or cell phone at 458-2133 if you can testify.