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EITC 101

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Don Baylor /(512) 320-0222 x 108

March 26, 2007

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First enacted in 1975 under President Ford, the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is a federal tax credit designed to "make work pay" by providing low- and moderate-income working families with a credit on their earned income. President Reagan called the EITC "the best anti-poverty, the best pro-family, the best job creation measure to come out of Congress." Every year, the EITC lifts over 450,000 Texans—including 250,000 children—out of poverty while pumping billions of dollars into the economy. In Texas, the average EITC refund is $2,050. Find out if you or someone you know qualifies. Also access EITC data by House and Senate districts.