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Tribal financial leaders push tax parity, set‑asides and loan‑program fixes to expand tribal capital access
Summary
The Native American Financial Officers Association urged Congress to modernize tax treatment of tribal governments, create set‑asides for New Markets and Low‑Income Housing Tax Credits, and adjust the Indian Loan Guarantee Program so tribes can use new tax incentives.
Tribal financial leaders told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that tax policy and federal financing tools remain central constraints on tribal economic development and urged Congress to modernize tax parity and capital access.
Rodney Butler, president of the Native American Financial Officers Association (NFOA), said recent efforts to pause or reclassify grants and programs have caused uncertainty and that long‑standing disparities in tax treatment constrain…
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