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House approves state earned-income tax credit tied to federal EITC trigger
Summary
The House passed House Bill 218 to create a state-level earned-income tax credit linked to the federal EITC and a Marketplace Fairness trigger. Supporters called it an anti-poverty tool; opponents questioned fiscal tradeoffs. Final vote: 38–25.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 approved House Bill 218 to create a state earned-income tax credit (EITC) enacted as an addition to the federal credit and structured to trigger only after certain marketplace-fairness tax changes generate revenue.
Representative Hutchings, sponsor of the bill, said the state credit would be pegged to five percent of the federal EITC and estimated the…
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