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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Ind. Gov't. - "State Won't Release Amazon Agreement"
WRTV 6 is reporting:
State budget officials have refused to release Indiana's much talked about agreement with Amazon.com.In a news conference earlier this month, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the state had reached an deal with the retail giant to start collecting 7 percent sales tax starting in 2014.
RTV6 requested the agreement via public records request.
"The agreement is confidential per IC 6-8.1-7-1," State Budget Director Adam Horst responded, saying the agreement is considered a "settlement agreement," which protects confidentiality of tax-related information.
Indiana Public Access Counselor Joseph Hoage told RTV6 that the state does not even have to provide a redacted version of the agreement.
"The law provides the terms of that agreement would be confidential and not available for disclosure," Hoage wrote in an email to RTV6.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 18, 2012 12:50 PM
Posted to Indiana Government