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May 21, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today praised the Senate Finance Committee for rejecting tax increases on New Hampshire businesses included in the House budget. These increases consist of reducing the exemption for the business enterprise tax (BET) and blocking indexing for inflation for two years; blocking the expansion for the business [...]
May 21, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended the Senate Finance Committee, which by a 4-2 vote, removed a $40 million tobacco tax increase from the state budget. The move strikes a 30-cent per pack increase that was included in the Governor and House budgets. The move comes after the Senate Ways [...]
May 21, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today is reasserting that the implementation of Obamacare will be bad for businesses in New Hampshire and across the country and is calling for repeal of the law before more damage is done. The assertion comes on the heels of a business forum hosted yesterday in [...]
May 19, 2013
By Kevin Landrigan At long last, we have arrived. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will finally answer the question of whether this is the year for legalizing casino betting in New Hampshire. The debate may not be over depending on the outcome, but take this to the bank: If the House passes some version [...]
May 18, 2013
By GARRY RAYNO CONCORD — Senate Republicans on the Finance Committee continue to be skeptical of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services officials urged the committee to expand the program, which would add about 58,000 people to the rolls of the state-federal health insurance program. Expanding Medicaid is expected to [...]