Election reforms will likely be in a federal funding bill, but prospects for the child tax credit and an online safety bill are uncertain.
Child Tax Rebate
A $250-per-child tax rebate is available to single parents in Connecticut with incomes below $100,000 and couples making less than $200,000 annually.
Applications for the rebate were due on July 31, 2o22.
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CT child tax rebate claimed by more than 70% of eligible households
Of the $125 million that CT legislators set aside for the child tax credit, about $92.5 million has been claimed.
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With July 31 deadline near, state ups child tax rebate outreach; response rate at 57%
With five days left to apply, about 57% of eligible taxpayers have filed for the $250-per-child payment, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
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Only half of eligible households have claimed CT’s $250-per-child tax rebate
The child tax rebate is available to single parents who earned $100,000 or less and to couples who make $200,000 or less.
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Lawmakers move closer to new tax break for families with kids
The bill would create a new $600-per-child credit for low and middle income families.
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Tax relief expected to dominate CT legislature’s budget plan this week
Lawmakers are expected to endorse income tax cuts for the working poor and middle class, as well as a new child tax credit.
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Legislators exploring income tax cuts, mansion tax
Democratic state lawmakers want to ask more from the rich to ensure new tax relief for CT’s poor and middle-class is sustainable.
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Lamont will ask lawmakers to resist the urge to spend big in next CT budget
Despite unprecedented surpluses, Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to ask legislators not to spend big in the next state budget.
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Despite vanishing federal COVID relief, CT’s coffers swell to record levels
The growth has effectively wiped out any projected shortfall after the next gubernatorial election.
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Report: Thousands of Connecticut children would slide into poverty if enhanced federal tax break expires
About 600,000 Connecticut children, and the state’s economy, would be affected if Congress fails to renew key pandemic relief.
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Talk of tax relief grows as the state’s revenues surge again
Surging sales tax receipts are swelling Connecticut’s already robust coffers by another $800 million, sparking new talk of tax cuts.
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Unprecedented surplus in new CT budget may be even larger than legislators thought
A $2.3 billion fiscal cushion in the new state budget might be fatter by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Lamont, top lawmakers closer to budget deal after key compromises
Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders say they could have a deal on a new state budget by Monday.
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VP Kamala Harris insists Rosa DeLauro take a bow
“Can we please just applaud Rosa?” Harris said. They did.
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House Democrats temper child tax credit to make relief program sustainable
House Democrats tempered their income tax relief plan for households with children to ensure the program continues year after year.