Harvey Peeler

A bill called the “jump-start plan” has been jump-started in the Senate this session. Senator Harvey Peeler reintroduced a measure that died in the House in the past session after it passed in the Senate. The measure sets up a tax break for businesses who hire people who are on unemployment:

AUDIO: Peeler explains the tax payout (:27)

The bill passed the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday and the senator from Cherokee says it is one way to help boost the economy. Opponents say it has a high economic impact up front by granting a tax break. Peeler says the measure will pay off in many ways:

AUDIO: Peeler says what he is calling the jumpstart bill can become one part of the state’s recovery (:21)

The key, says Peeler, “is getting people off the unemployment rolls and onto payrolls.”

Courtesy of the South Carolina Radio Network