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theWhite House. “It increased the loan lim-
its and loan guarantees in the programs that
are used by a great number of new franchise
business owners,” Haller says.
Another area IFA worked aggressively on
pertained to the current “Bush-era” tax rate
that was extended by President Obama at
the end of 2010 – both corporate and indi-
vidual tax rates, Haller says. “Those are the
same rates set to expire again at the end of
2012,” he says. “We’re hoping that Congress
and the President will sign that into law so
that our members get some more relief for an
extended period of time.”
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