Mississippi § 57-13-103 - Legislative findings and declarations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 57-13-103 — Legislative findings and declarations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-13-103. Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that: The State of Mississippi relies on a number of tax incentives, including credits, exemptions, and deductions, and economic development programs that utilize the proceeds of state general obligation bonds to encourage businesses to locate, hire employees, expand, invest, and/or remain in the state; These various tax incentives and economic development programs are intended as a tool for economic development, promoting new jobs and business growth in Mississippi; The state needs a systematic approach for evaluating whether incentives are fulfilling their intended purposes in a cost-effective manner; In order to improve state government’s effectiveness in serving the residents of this state, the Legislature finds it necessary to provide for the systematic and comprehensive analysis of economic development tax incentives and economic development programs, and for those analyses to be incorporated into the budget and policymaking processes.
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Section 57-13-103 ("Legislative findings and declarations.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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