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Tax Policy: Puerto Rican Economic Trends

GGD-97-101 Published: May 14, 1997. Publicly Released: Jun 12, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on economic activity in Puerto Rico, before and after the recent changes in tax benefits for corporations operating there, focusing on recent trends in: (1) Puerto Rico's principal economic indicators; (2) investments by U.S. corporations in Puerto Rico that generate tax-exempt, nonbusiness income; and (3) investment and employment promoted by Puerto Rico's Economic Development Administration.

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CorporationsEconomic analysisEconomic developmentEconomic indicatorsInvestments abroadTax creditTax lawTerritories and possessionsUnemployment ratesGross national product