Assemblywoman Arroyo
knows it’s about jobs, jobs, jobs.
knows it’s about jobs, jobs, jobs.
Under the new law Assemblywoman Arroyo helped pass:
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Companies that hire underprivileged youths aged 16 to 24 will get a tax break and an additional credit for retaining those employees
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$25 million will go toward the Summer Youth Employment Program
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$12 million will be available for critical training, mentoring and job-placement programs for inner-city youths
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$2.5 million will go toward the Displaced Homemakers Program
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The MTA payroll tax will be eliminated or reduced for many small businesses
“Giving young people the skills they need to earn a living and help provide for their families makes the
Bronx a better place.”
– Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo
