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Idaho Commerce director tells lawmakers not to cut taxes

October 8, 2015 /

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Legislators serving on a bipartisan tax working group received a bit of a surprise message Tuesday from outgoing Department of Commerce Director Jeff Sayer: Don’t lower taxes right now.

Sayer, a Gov. Butch Otter appointee who is resigning at the end of the year, instead urged lawmakers to invest in work force development, infrastructure and education to lure job-creating businesses and industry.

Clark Corbin

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