In 2008, the state’s earned-income tax credit was 10 percent of the federal credit. It was supposed to rise to 20 percent next year, but Rep. David Hildenbrand, R-Lowell, proposes increasing it to 15 percent.
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In 2008, the state’s earned-income tax credit was 10 percent of the federal credit. It was supposed to rise to 20 percent next year, but Rep. David Hildenbrand, R-Lowell, proposes increasing it to 15 percent.
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