Improving It Should Be Part of Any Revenue Package

As the 2009 legislature enters its final weeks and considers revenue bills to balance the budget and make the state tax system more fair, each legislator should know that a significant share of their constituents utilize the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The following tables and maps show that in the average legislative district one in seven taxpayers receives the EITC. In some districts, the figure is more than one in five.