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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><img width="624" height="147" style="width:6.5in;height:1.5312in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D824A4.2FA88780" alt="Graphical user interface, text
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">February 18, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Gov. Little signs “Leading Idaho” business tax cut bill</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Fruitland, Idaho – At
<span class="spelle">Henggeler</span> Packing Company in Fruitland today and accompanied by members of the Idaho Legislature, Governor Brad Little signed
</span><a href="https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/H0450/" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">House Bill 450</span></a><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> into law, providing an estimated $64
million in unemployment insurance tax cuts for Idaho businesses over the next two years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">“Businesses of all sizes, especially our small businesses, are the backbone of our way of life. I am so pleased that Idaho businesses will be able to keep more of what they earn with
the passage of our ‘Leading Idaho’ business tax cut bill!” </span></b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Governor Little said.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">In 2020, </span>
<a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/gov-little-keeps-taxes-low-for-idaho-small-businesses-ensures-solvency-of-unemployment-trust-fund/" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Idaho strengthened its unemployment insurance trust
fund</span></a><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">, making it one of the most solvent funds in the country. Doing so led to a $200 million tax cut for Idaho businesses. With Governor Little’s signature of House Bill 450 today, the lower rates
are locked in for the next two years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">“Idaho has the strongest economy in the nation, and we consistently lead other states in our low unemployment rate. Our success is largely thanks to our businesses, and this bill helps
them continue creating good Idaho jobs,”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> Governor Little said.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Governor Little
</span><a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/gov-little-highlights-plan-for-education-investments-tax-relief-in-2022-state-of-the-state-and-budget-address/" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">outlined portions of his “Leading
Idaho” plan during his State of the State and Budget Address</span></a><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> on Jan. 10. Leading Idaho is Governor Little’s plan to give back to the people of Idaho through record tax relief and record investments
in education, transportation, and other key areas that impact Idahoans’ daily lives.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">“My close partnership with the Idaho Legislature is very important to me, and always has been. We cannot achieve good things for the people we serve if we do not work effectively with
one another. So, thank you to my legislative partners for working with me to implement ‘Leading Idaho’ so we can propel our state even further forward. I especially appreciate Representative Scott Syme and Senator Jim Guthrie for sponsoring House Bill 450,”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
Governor Little said.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="paragraph" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"># # #</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Marissa Morrison
</span></span><span class="spelle"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Hyer</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">, Press Secretary</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">208-943-1686 or </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">marissa.morrison@gov.idaho.gov</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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