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Motion of the Council of Allegheny County urging the General Assembly and Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States Congress, to establish federal and state programs of tax relief for industries adjudged to be endangered within the United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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WHEREAS, as the global economy evolves, many domestic industries are finding themselves in an environment in which they are confronted with the difficult choice of remaining in business within the United States and/or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and suffering financial losses or relocating or outsourcing jobs to overseas locations; and
WHEREAS, this gradual loss of industries has functioned to the detriment of the United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by increasing domestic unemployment rates, substantially greater demands on our unemployment compensation and other relief programs, and the loss of industrial capacity; and
WHEREAS, several states have considered the feasibility of enacting statutory tax protections for designated "endangered industries" that remain in operation; and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment of Council that such a structure could provide a vital means of increasing domestic employment rates while providing a stimulus to domestic production;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, that the General Assembly and Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States Congress, are hereby urged to establish federal and state programs of tax relief for industries adjudged to be endangered within the United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.