Report: Few states effectively track tax breaks' effect on growth

Thursday, April 12, 2012 | 8:31 a.m. CDT; updated 9:38 a.m. CDT, Thursday, April 12, 2012

CHAMPAIGN — Most states are doing a poor job tracking whether their tax breaks for businesses are actually spurring job growth, including some that have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into corporate incentive programs even while grappling with record deficits, according to a new report.

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