Corporate Welfare, Stadiums, Subsidies & Big-Business Giveaways
Ford Mega-Site Deal — Briggs VOTED for Over $1 Billion in Taxpayer Incentives
Briggs VOTED YES to give Ford Motor Company $1 billion dollars of our tax money.
ARTICLE:
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/20/tennessee-legislature-gives-final-approval-884-m-ford-deal/8538425002/
Briggs VOTED for $500 Million Subsidy for a New NFL Stadium
Briggs VOTED YES on SB1543, the bill which reallocated tax revenue to give the Titans $500 million dollars, which will actually cost Tennesseans $710 million over 20 years.
BILL PAGE:
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1543&GA=112
Briggs SPONSORED Bill Redirecting Sales Tax to Fund Knoxville Minor-League Baseball Stadium
Briggs VOTED SPONSORED AND VOTED YES in favor of a special Sales and Use Tax allocation to pay for a minor league baseball stadium in Knoxville.
BILL PAGE:
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0783&GA=112
