Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I \u2013 Big Flats) is condemning the state\u2019s decision to push back a mandatory report on Gov. Cuomo\u2019s controversial START-UP NY Program.\u00a0A report was due on Dec. 31, 2014, but has been rescheduled to April 1, 2015, after the budget has been agreed upon and voted on.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis report is required by law,\u201d said Friend.\u00a0\u201cThe governor owes us a transparent roll-out of this program that has a great potential for fraud.\u00a0How many jobs are actually being created?\u00a0Are politically connected businesses receiving these special in-state tax shelters?\u00a0Gov. Cuomo doesn\u2019t just owe the legislature these answers; he owes the people of New York these answers.\u00a0He\u2019s passed over the Southern Tier on economy-boosting hydrofracking.\u00a0We have a right to know what the strategy is here. \u201cSmall businesses that have been here for years and continue to swim against the current of high taxes and boundless regulation deserve and need help, too,\u201d Friend continued.\u00a0\u201cNew York continues to be listed at the bottom of business friendliness surveys. It isn\u2019t just about helping new business come to New York; it\u2019s also about helping those who are struggling now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I \u2013 Big Flats) is condemning the state\u2019s decision to push back a mandatory report on Gov. Cuomo\u2019s controversial START-UP NY Program.\u00a0A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial"],"yoast_head":"\n