Community Development: Federal Revitalization Programs Are Being Implemented, but Data on the Use of TaxBenefits Are Limited

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    economic development;    community development;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-04-306
RP-ID  :  241662

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress established the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community (EZ/EC) program in 1993 and the Renewal Community (RC) program in 2000 to provide assistance to the nation's distressed communities. To date, Congress has authorized three rounds of EZs, two rounds of ECs, and one round of RCs. The Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 mandated that GAO audit and report in 2004, 2007, and 2010 on the EZ/EC and RC programs and their effect on poverty, unemployment, and economic growth. This report describes (1) the features of the EZ/EC and RC programs, (2) the extent to which the programs have been implemented, and (3) the methods used and results found in evaluations of their effectiveness."