Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has inked her approval to the $17.8 billion state budget she negotiated with Republican legislative leaders.
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has inked her approval to the $17.8 billion state budget she negotiated with Republican legislative leaders.
They also pointed to a plan to give tax rebates to families with children — versus Hobbs' preferred aid to working poor with children — saying they are simply giving taxpayers back some of what they paid in prior years. Tax relief compromiseStill, the governor's press aide Christian Slater acknowledged this isn't the spending plan Hobbs wanted.That includes the tax relief she wanted, Slater said.
It's available to anyone who filed a full-year state income tax return for 2019, 2020 or 2021 who also claimed the state's deduction for children. Those donations can often wipe out someone's income tax liability. But, under the terms of the rebate provision inserted by Hoffman and colleagues, these same people will be ineligible for the new cash rebate of up to $750.
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