Success For Small Businesses Thursday June 02, 2005 10:29pm    Posted By: Theresa Acker Do you think the U.S. needs to send more troops to Iraq?  Yes  No  Not sure ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia, SC - The South Carolina General Assembly is touting this year's session as a success for small businesses.  Senate Finance Committee chairman Hugh Leatherman says this year's session was one of the best in his 25 years at the Statehouse. Lawmakers say an income tax cut for small businesses and limiting frivolous lawsuits will help businesses grow and create jobs. Both those bills were signed into law by Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) . Taxes on small businesses have been reduced to five percent. That's down from seven percent.  It will cost 129 million dollars when fully implemented in four years. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2005 WCIV, LLC.

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