A development team partnered with the Trump Organization has requested that the state of Mississippi award their new hotel project with up to $6 million in tax breaks, The New York Times reports.

Dinesh and Suresh Chawla, who own 17 hotels in the tourist-heavy Mississippi Delta, have applied for a state rebate to offset part of the $20 million project's costs, on top of city and county tax rebates.

The developers are working to open the Scion West End hotel in Cleveland, Miss., a new line of hotels managed by the Trump family business.

The Chawlas, who will retain ownership of the hotel, said their effort to receive a tax rebate started before they teamed up with the Trump group in 2017.

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The Chawla brothers are reportedly confident that their application to the Mississippi Development Authority, a commission that regularly grants rebates to incentivize tourism, will grant their application for the estimated 100 new jobs it will create.

Critics remain skeptical of President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's involvement in the family company, despite putting his ownership into a trust upon entering the presidency. A tax rebate for the Mississippi hotel could indirectly benefit the company.

Trump has faced scrutiny for his holdings in the company, which owns several international hotels and destinations and the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., which sometimes plays host to foreign nationals and politicians.