Public Citizen Statement on TX House Revival of Corporate Tax Giveaway Program That Favors Polluters
May 05, 2023
May 05, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, May 5 (TNSgov) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on May 4, 2023:
The Texas House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to House Bill 5, a corporate tax giveaway program similar to the expired Chapter 313 that ended in 2022.
An analysis by the Houston Chronicle found that Chapter 313 put Texas taxpayers on the hook for $31 billion in property tax abatements over the program's life, with $18 billion coming in the last seven months a . . .
The Texas House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to House Bill 5, a corporate tax giveaway program similar to the expired Chapter 313 that ended in 2022.
An analysis by the Houston Chronicle found that Chapter 313 put Texas taxpayers on the hook for $31 billion in property tax abatements over the program's life, with $18 billion coming in the last seven months a . . .