Will Barclay’s Plan Will Bring Much-Needed Jobs Back to New York

Will Barclay’s plan will bring much-needed jobs back to New York.

Assemblyman Will Barclay: Supporting Central New York’s Businesses

Helping businesses to invest in themselves by:

	Encouraging businesses to provide health insurance to employees through tax credits and other incentives
	Rewarding businesses that invest in their employees by providing on-the-job training and assist employees with higher education
	Extending the Basic STAR Program to small businesses to reduce their property taxes
	Combatting energy prices by assisting businesses upgrade systems to improve energy efficiency and provide a Small Business Energy Tax reduction

Building jobs for the future and keeping our skilled workforce in CNY

	Invest in SUNY institutions in Central New York
	Strengthen the skilled workforce by creating partnerships between local schools, higher education institutions and local businesses and manufacturing companies
	Encourage graduates to stay in New York by offering a College Graduate Personal Income Tax Credit

Strengthening Manufacturing

	Make Power for Jobs contracts long-term rather than extending the program each year
	Create a two-tiered energy tax credit based on number of employees and new jobs created
	Provide tax incentives to manufacturing firms that maintain certain employment levels within New York State
	Expand financial incentives to existing New York companies to encourage future growth in the state

Promoting Tourism

	Promote Upstate New York’s natural resources and outdoor activities through the creation of “I Love NY Outdoors” Marketing Plan
	Create a NYS Regional Marketing program to highlight local communities and businesses
	Create a temporary state commission on tourism in central New York to study and prepare a sound business plan to develop a state-of-the-art transportation system to link community assets

Will Barclay
200 North Second Street, Fulton, NY 13069 (315) 598-5185
546 Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248 (518) 455-5841
barclaw@assembly.state.ny.us

Improving Central New York’s economy

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