Lawmakers consider FL tax rebate for working poor: "This hits home...that extra buck that comes into [View all]

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Lawmakers consider FL tax rebate for working poor: “This hits home…that extra buck that comes into your pocket helps your family”


It may be a long shot, but state lawmakers want to put extra dollars into the pockets of Florida’s working poor — about $250 per family each year.

That may not seem like much. But it’s enough for 100 gallons of gas, 1,000 diapers or a few weeks of groceries, according to supporters of a plan to provide a tax rebate to lower-income workers.

The idea has been discussed for years. And the proposal is largely backed by Democratic lawmakers.

But the measure had its first hearing ever in Tallahassee earlier this month, in a Senate committee chaired by a Republican who also happens to be the chairman of the Florida Republican Party.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2019/11/22/lawmakers-consider-fl-tax-rebate-for-working-poor-this-hits-homethat-extra-buck-that-comes-into-your-pocket-helps-your-family/