House Ways and Means Committee wants to review business grant forgiveness
By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 29, 2021
State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, is pictured speaking Dec. 2 at Organization Day outside at UNH. (Photo by PAULA TRACY)
CONCORD — The House Ways and Means Committee wants to investigate what exempting federal grants from business tax liability will mean to the state’s revenues.
The committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 3, which would exempt the Paycheck Protection Program loans to New Hampshire businesses that are forgiven under the federal aid program.
According to Department of Revenue Administration estimates, the bill could reduce state business tax revenue by $91.7 million and maybe a little more if additional loans are approved prior to the program’s end May 31.