San Francisco gave Twitter what it wanted, lower local taxes, but is it enough for the high flying socially responsible tech company?

Verne Kopytoff reports:

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 8 to 3 to preliminarily approve a tax break that could allow Twitter to avoid tens of millions of dollars in taxes. A second vote expected next week would make the legislation official.

Twitter has yet to say if this will be enough to keep it in San Francisco. Sean Garrett, (@SG) Twitter's spokesperson, has not responded to the news.

Twitter has upset local communities in San Francisco that see the company as a richly funded firm that is taking advantage of its superstar status to gain tax concessions.

Foremski's Take: The company's founders talk about social responsibility and how important it is to their mission but want to remove resources from the community where they live and work.

Hypocrisy is a word that they should Google.

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Please see:

Supervisors OK tax break for Twitter - SFGate

Twitter vote reflects changing San Francisco - MarketWatch

SF gives preliminary OK to payroll tax break for Twitter | Digital Media - CNET News