Increasing Earned Income Tax Credit = a Tax Cut for Working Families

March 2, 2022

The state earned income tax credit (EITC) should be permanently raised to 41.5% of the federal credit.

    • Means more money for approximately 200,000 households
    • Nationally, 97% of federal EITC benefits go to families with children

This is a tax cut that works for all of Connecticut!

    • The EITC is an incredibly effective anti-poverty tool
    • Direct tax relief to workers and their families in the form of a tax refund

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