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United States of America/State of Texas: $221 million in investment incentives provided to Dow Chemical Company in the form of school tax abatements

Announcement

03 Apr 2012

A Texas state incentive program, which operates through the abatement of taxes imposed by school districts, aims to attract investment in the state.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

03 Apr 2012

Revocation date:

03 Apr 2023

Announced: 03 Apr 2012
Tax or social insurance relief
The Texas Economic Development Act (Chapter 313 of the Tax Code) provides for the extension of investment incentives manufacturers and others through tax abatements. The law allows school districts to...
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