Washington State Governor Pitches Tax Break for Boeing, In-State Suppliers.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News,  June, 2003  

Tags: Boeing Co., tax, tax break

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By Richard Roesler, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 12--OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Calling the aerospace industry an "immense" part of Washington's economy, Gov. Gary Locke proposed an immense tax break Monday: about $3 billion for Boeing and its in-state suppliers over the next 20 years.

"We feel comfortable that this is what we must do," Locke said.

Washington is competing with California, Georgia, Texas, Alabama and at least nine other states to land the assembly line for the next-generation airliner, the 7E7. ...

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