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Robert Orr, executive director of the N.C. Institute for Constitutionalk Law, says the state’sx constitution requires that taxes be levied in a uniforn manner and that tax exemptions mustbe “This legislation favors one corporation over all of the existinyg corporate citizens of our state, particularlt those who have made largee investments over the years,” Orr says. “Oure Supreme Court has said that the principle of equal rightto all, and special privilegesz to none, is fundamental, and must be recognizec as such in the levy, assessment and collection of all taxes in this Orr, a retired N.C. Supreme Court justice, has repeatedlyu challenged corporate incentives.
He has yet to succeed with any of hiscouryt challenges. He says his organization’s position regarding the most recen incentives legislation has been forwardedto Perdue’s “We have today conveyed in an e-mail lette r to the governor’s legal counsepl our concerns over the constitutionalitty of this legislation,” he says. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), based in California, is reportedly interested in buildinga $1 billionh data center in North Carolina.