| Gov. orders $10 million in property tax rebates to Lake homeowners
CROWN POINT | Gov. Mitch Daniels ordered the Lake County auditor Friday to restore $9.7 million in property tax rebates to about 30,000 homeowners who were improperly denied the relief.(PDF Document: Gov. Daniels letter to Lake County Auditor)Daniels ordered the immediate cutting of supplementary refund checks to those taxpayers -- many of whom received $0 rebate notices last week.At a news conference Friday, Daniels said the rebates were withheld from the Lake County homeowners -- who primarily live in Gary, Hammond, East Chicago and Whiting -- "through innocent confusion.""There are 29,000 property owners -- homeowners in some of the poorest neighborhoods who deserve more money," Daniels said.County Auditor Peggy Katona said Friday her office had begun generating the checks, which she said will go out by the end of the month."I'm happy this is finally resolved, and the rest will be getting their rebates," she said.The governor's intervention culminates a series of complaints from taxpayers who had been waiting months for rebates authorized by the Indiana General Assembly only to receive murky letters stating their rebates had been reduced because they already had received other tax breaks.State Rep.
Area sales tax part of Legislative negotiation
As the state's top leaders attempted to work out the final details on major issues such as property tax relief, school funding and budget cuts, area lawmakers were attempting to keep alive items that will have a more regional impact. Area sales tax part of Legislative negotiation By Mark Fischenich Free Press Staff Writer As the state's top leaders attempted to work out the final details on major issues such as property tax relief, school funding and budget cuts, area lawmakers were attempting to keep alive items that will have a more regional impact. .
Otero Residents Asked To Support Spaceport Tax
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- Now that voters in Dona Ana and Sierra counties have approved a tax aimed at funding New Mexico's spaceport, a top official took his pitch to Otero County. Spaceport executive director Steve Landeene gave a public presentation Thursday, telling residents what the facility could bring. Otero County will consider a gross receipts tax later this year that would help spend $200 million to build Spaceport America. .
Merkel faces rebellion as MPs demand early tax cuts
Angela Merkel could be forced to renounce her pledge to eradicate Germany's budget deficit by 2011 in the face of a challenge by rebellious MPs calling for immediate tax cuts. The German chancellor, who returns to Berlin from Latin America next week, is facing a confrontation with MPs claiming to represent nearly 90 per cent of her Christian Democratic Union's parliamentary group who this week demanded tax cuts as early as next year. .
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