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Janet Yellen: “The New Markets Tax Credit--as you mentioned, the President has proposed an additional allocation. And we think that it…”

On the recordJune 15, 2021
The New Markets Tax Credit--as you mentioned, the President has proposed an additional allocation. And we think that it is an important way of channeling funds to qualified community development entities that, in turn, can make investments in low-income communities.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen supports the New Markets Tax Credit for low-income community investments.

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