By Associated Press
Undated – Low-income workers may get a $25-per-child Michigan tax credit under a plan being discussed at the Capitol.
House Tax Policy Committee chairman Jud Gilbert says the state can't afford the $360 million price tag for the state Earned Income Tax Credit, but it can help low-income families with about $100 million in tax breaks.
The per-child credit would give $25 million to low-income families, with most also sharing in $79 million set aside to increase an income tax credit for the property taxes or rent they pay.
The Michigan League for Human Services has fought elimination of the state EITC. A spokeswoman says low-income working families will lose hundreds of dollars if it's scrapped.