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The Mississippi Tourism Rebate program is designed to help developers build attractions appealing to tourists by rebating some of the sales tax for 15 years to help cover approved costs like construction.
The thought is the tourists will spend money nearby and help defray some of the lost revenue for both the state’s general fund and local governments. It is a spend money to make money ploy that politicians too often fall prey to.
The bill for Mississippi could add up to over $400 million if all of the projects approved are constructed. That’s a lot of money that might be better spent fixing roads and bridges at the state and local levels.
Program projects on the Gulf coast are especially worrisome.
Read the full article to learn why.
Mississippi Tourism Rebate Program on the Gulf Coast – Bigger Pie Forum
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The Mississippi Tourism Rebate program is designed to help developers build attractions appealing to tourists by rebating some of the sales tax for 15 years to help cover approved costs like construct...