Louisiana Budget Project: Black households would bear disproportionate burden of sales tax renewal

Lawmakers can address this imbalance by expanding Louisiana’s EITC. An increase of the state EITC from 3.5 percent to 7 percent of the federal EITC would offset a half-cent cent sales tax renewal for families in the bottom 40 percent of income earners. An EITC increase from 3.5 percent to 10 percent would offset a three-quarter cent renewal for the same income groups, the majority of which are families of color.

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