RSA 71-C:1: Definition.

In this chapter, "tax expenditure" means a credit or exemption that is intended by the legislature to allow individuals or businesses to reduce the amount owed for state taxes in return for a change in behavior. A tax expenditure does not include a credit or exemption meant only to avoid double taxation of the same income or assets within the same taxing jurisdiction. A tax rate reduced for the express purpose of achieving a change in behavior may also be identified by the committee in RSA 71-C:3 as a tax expenditure for the purpose of regular review.