Wal-Mart Subsidies in Lumberton, NJ
Store Details
City | Lumberton |
State | NJ |
Address | 1740 Route 38 |
ZIP code | 08048 |
County | Burlington |
Type of Facility | discount store |
Year Opened | 2001 |
Value of Subsidies | $534,000 |
Narrative
Wal-Mart received a property tax abatement for a discount store built in a redevelopment zone. The abatement phased in the assessed value of the discount store building at 20% per year over a five-year period. A city official estimated that Wal-Mart would have paid $246,000 per year in property taxes without the abatement, but instead paid only $68,000 in property taxes on the value of the land. We estimate the five-year savings to Wal-Mart at $534,000.