Tax Incentives for New Business on Orange County Ballot January 27, 2012 | WMFE - Many independent voters and registered Democrats in Orange County have made other plans for next Tuesday because they believe the Republican Presidential primary is the only race on the ballot. Florida is a closed primary state and only Republicans can vote in that contest. But it turns out there is something for all Orange County voters to decide next Tuesday. A ballot question regarding tax exemptions for businesses to create high wage jobs in the county. Mayor Jacobs explained her support for the ballot referendum in a conversation in December with 90.7’s Mark Simpson. Since that conversation, the unemployment rate for the central Florida region has dropped by a few fractions of a percent. A spokeman for Mayor Jacobs also responded, in an email, to Professor Foglesong’s assertion that the referendum is unnecessary. Follow this link for to the county’s web page on the upcoming referendum:
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