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Eric Adams: “Increasing the earned income tax credit first time it was…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams Announce Groundbreaking for Jobs and Education Hub

Published | Video Starts at 30:46

And then for working class people, acts of tax for working class low income New Yorkers are not paying any income tax in this city. Increasing the earned income tax credit first time it was done in over 20 years. when we put into put it together. So this initiative just in the earn the no tax for working class and increase in the earned income tax that alone is $408 million backs into the pockets of 2 million New Yorkers. (30:46–30:52)

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Asserts that the earned income tax credit was increased for the first time in over 20 years.

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