PricewaterhouseCoopers has decided to withdraw a request for $1.1 million in government incentives for keeping its employees in the firm’s Tampa offices, after a controversy erupted over whether the firm ever planned to leave town in the first place.
The decision came after an outcry erupted over the firm’s plans, according to
But then it became unclear what PwC’s exact plans were. “We never considered moving those 2,000 jobs out of Tampa,” Florida market managing partner Mario de Armas said to the
The firm’s attorney, Kenneth Tinkler, tried to put the matter to rest, writing to city and county officials, “PwC never expected controversy in response to its plans to remain and expand in Tampa.”
Tampa officials were relieved, but they now plan to review the process for approving similar applications for government incentives to keep businesses in town.