SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN PLACE

How do lawmakers support small businesses most deserving of assistance in places most in need of governmental support? As a means for approaching this question, this Essay examines two recent laws--the Paycheck Protection Program and the Opportunity Zone tax incentive. The Paycheck Protection Progra...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Fordham urban law journal 2021-10, Vol.48 (5), p.1107
1. Verfasser: Barbieri, Edward W. De
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Zusammenfassung:How do lawmakers support small businesses most deserving of assistance in places most in need of governmental support? As a means for approaching this question, this Essay examines two recent laws--the Paycheck Protection Program and the Opportunity Zone tax incentive. The Paycheck Protection Program was the cornerstone of the CARES Act, designed to keep employees on payroll during the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Opportunity Zone incentive was implemented to provide economic development stimulus to neighborhoods in need of capital investment following the Great Recession.
ISSN:0199-4646