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Twitter Gets A Golden Tax Break

The micro-blogging company had considered leaving San Francisco because of a 1.5% tax levied on any company with a payroll greater than US$250,000 (£153,000), but will remain in the city following confirmation from officials that Twitter will be made exempt from the tax.

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