Unilever - SquareOffs

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

Asked by ABC 17 News

204 Votes

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

37%

Yes Yes

63%

No No

37%

Yes

Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year.

Unilever is seeking tax breaks for another expansion -- the second announced this year. Show Less

4 Comments

Vernon Taylor

Local needs are jobs.

Max DeYoung

Job that are not second jobs, at a restaurant just so people can get by.

Max DeYoung

The communities strength, is in the communities resources. It is far better to work for a secure employer.

Lida Vitt

If it brings jobs to local communities

63%

No

Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs.

Critics point out that local tax breaks, often in property tax, take away from local needs. Show Less

2 Comments

Evan Meeks

They are only adding 12 Jobs for this Tiff the company that can pay the City gives them the break but not the company's who really need it

Michael Ridenhour

Small business owners are more important as a state's tax incentive investment, especially since COVID-19 is still impacting locally-owned businesses. Tax incentives can identify locally-owned business success, and that identified success can attract the global exports, putting Missouri on the map.

Unilever SquareOffs

Should local governments give big corporations tax incentives?

37% Yes Yes

63% No No

37% Yes

63% No

About Unilever

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Yes Yes

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Yes

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No