Neva Butkus
Neva joined ITEP in 2021. As a State Policy Analyst, Neva supports researchers and advocates in their fight for equitable and adequate state tax systems through policy analysis and research. Prior to ITEP, Neva was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Louisiana Budget Project where she worked on issues of tax policy, unemployment insurance and K-12 finance in Louisiana.
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media mention March 11, 2022 Bridge Michigan: Michigan GOP tax cut plan helps wealthy at expense of equity
Following is an excerpt from an opEd co-authored by ITEP policy analyst Neva Butkus in Bridge Michigan: At the beginning of 2022, the national Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention February 17, 2022 American Prospect: The Year of the Tax Cut
State lawmakers are also pointing to substantial, but temporary, budget surpluses to justify tax cuts, but these surpluses are “deceptive and fleeting,” says Neva Butkus of the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention February 4, 2022 Newsweek: States’ Pursuit of Top-Heavy Tax Cuts Is Disconnected from Reality
The following is an excerpt of an opEd by Aidan Davis, ITEP senior policy analyst, and Neva Butkus, policy analyst, published on Feb. 4 in Newsweek: One report after another… -
blog January 10, 2022 The New Trend: Short-Sighted Tax Cuts for the Rich Will Not Grow State Economies
The same legislators who touted tax cuts for the rich as solution to our problems before the pandemic are also saying tax cuts for the rich are a solution during the pandemic. Tax cuts cannot be a solution to everything, especially at a time when the richest Americans are amassing more wealth than ever.
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blog September 14, 2021 New Census Data Highlight Need for Permanent Child Tax Credit Expansion
The status quo was a choice, but the Census data released today shows that different policy choices can create drastically different outcomes for children and families. It is time for our state and federal legislators to put people first when it comes to recovery.