Federal tax credits for working families need to be protected and strengthened as part of tax reform efforts
April 10, 2013. With policymakers in Washington calling for federal tax reform, the Fiscal Policy Institute said it is essential that members of Congress consider the beneficial long-term impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as well as these credits’ short-run benefits. In emphasizing the importance of making the current temporary enhancements of these credits permanent, FPI pointed to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that pulls together and examines the body of research available on the impacts of the EITC and similar income-boosting measures with a particular emphasis on recent research that shows that the EITC’s benefits for children extend into adulthood. Press Release>>>
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Federal tax credits for working families need to be protected and strengthened as part of tax reform efforts
April 10, 2013. With policymakers in Washington calling for federal tax reform, the Fiscal Policy Institute said it is essential that members of Congress consider the beneficial long-term impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as well as these credits’ short-run benefits. In emphasizing the importance of making the current temporary enhancements of these credits permanent, FPI pointed to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that pulls together and examines the body of research available on the impacts of the EITC and similar income-boosting measures with a particular emphasis on recent research that shows that the EITC’s benefits for children extend into adulthood. Press Release>>>