Kansas may modify tax policy to increase poultry, dairy investments

The Kansas Legislature is considering a measure intended to increase investment in poultry and dairy operations.

The Kansas legislature is considering a measure intended to increase investment in poultry and dairy operations.

The bill would give more than $10 million in sales tax exemptions and corporate income tax credits to large firms involved in animal agriculture. The legislation has the support of Gov. Sam Brownback and state agriculture secretary Dale Rodman. The administration envisions the changes would spawn growth of new production facilities for milking cows and laying eggs, as well as provisions for raising other livestock for slaughter.

"It makes sense to include production agriculture in the tax incentives that help generate investment in Kansas," Rodman told the Topeka Capital-Journal. Businesses would be eligible for a 10 percent tax credit on new capital investment and sales tax exemptions on the projects' expenditures, and the bill includes retroactive clauses that would allow businesses to get credit for investments made in 2012.

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