Connecticut Post: State Rep. Sean Scanlon (opinion): State child tax credit would ease burden on families
media mentionThe good news for families is that President Biden’s recently passed stimulus bill features a provision long championed by my Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro that not only makes the tax credit fully refundable but also expands the credit from $2,000 to $3,000 for children 6 to 17 and to $3,600 per child under the age of 6.
These historic changes are projected to cut the U.S. child poverty rate in half, and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy projects the expanded tax credit will reach 832,500 children here in Connecticut.
The bad news is that this groundbreaking expansion is only temporary and expires next year unless DeLauro and others are successful in making it permanent, which will likely prove challenging given the gridlock in Washington.