Bill to launch Oregon child tax credit gains steam in Salem

Oregon is poised to join a handful of other states that guarantee a direct cash payment to its poorest families, mimicking a federal program that briefly fueled a dramatic decrease in child poverty levels coast to coast before it was dismantled in 2022.

The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would establish a $1,000-a-year Oregon Kids Credit at a cost of $37.5 million a year. The proposal now moves to the House for consideration.

Source: Bill to launch Oregon child tax credit gains steam in Salem – oregonlive.com