SAN FRANCISCO: City lawmakers approved a tax break to keep Twitter Inc from fleeing San Francisco. The measure exempts Twitter from a payroll tax on new hires if the micro-blogging service moves to the blighted Mid-Market area.
The exemption applies to any business in the neighbourhood, but city officials called Twitter the big fish that could spur economic growth.
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