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A District program established to invest in small businesses that would in turn create jobs for city residents has yielded just 31 new jobs at a cost of $76 million, according to a report by D.C. Auditor Deborah K. Nichols.

Nichols is recommending that the city terminate the Certified Capital Companies program, known as CAPCO, which is managed by the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking. Its commissioner and a director struggled to explain the program's benefits at a D.C. Council hearing yesterday.

According to the report, the program had $54 million in start-up and administrative costs and invested $22 million. Over five years, the investment money was poured into businesses that employed 205 people. After the investments, they employed 236 workers, an increase of 31 jobs.

"It is clear that the District's CAPCO program has not had the desired economic impact," Nichols wrote in the report.

Firms that invest in small companies through the program are given tax credits. Originally, it was thought that the lost revenue would be offset by rises in income, sales and business taxes.
 


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Wednesday, 07 July 2004

ANZ has denied media reports it will send 500 new jobs overseas to join the 3,000 Indian staff it employs at its Bangalore "centre for technology excellence and operations."

In a statement to the media, the bank said it "did not announce" job losses in Australia, but also didn't rule out the creation of new jobs in the Bangalore facility.

"While ANZ is continuing to look at opportunities for developing its Bangalore facility to create efficiencies in its business in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific... its growth has not meant fewer jobs in Australia," the bank said.

The bank said it will "manage" its growth in Bangalore "responsibly."

"This includes creating new jobs through business growth and emphasising redeployment and retraining to assist any staff impacted to obtain other roles in the Bank," the company said.

ANZ chief executive Brian Hartzer said "the difficult reality for all businesses is that there will be change to adapt to the current economic climate.

"ANZ is committed to being transparent about change programs and to making any changes responsibly and with care to ensure the impact on staff is minimised."

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