NEWARK, NJ — After conditionally vetoing Newark city officials' plans to hand out tax cuts to businesses that employ local workers in February, Governor Chris Christie has given the go-ahead for Newark's plan to boost local hiring, a report says.

The Newark City Council approved the plan in January, which will waive the municipality's 1 percent payroll taxes for any Newark resident that local businesses employ, as long as the business hires at least 50 percent local.

City Council President Mildred Crump called it "an incentive to Newark corporations to hire Newarkers."