The tax-free benefits would last five to 10 years, depending on the deal struck with companies, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said.

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The company is negotiating with unions to close two facilities in the U.K. by mid-year and recently struck a deal with unions to close an assembly plant in Genk, Belgium.

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