For years, Sen. Mike Lee has championed increases in the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as the most effective way to support middle- and lower-income Utah working families. Last month, as the Senate negotiated its first major tax bill in three decades, other Senators fought hard for their proposals, conditioning their votes on inclusion of their pet items.
The Child Tax Credit is one of the federal government’s largest initiatives aimed at helping families with children. It’s especially important in Utah. The non-partisan Tax Foundation ranks Utah #1 in the nation both for the percent of tax filings claiming the credit and for the size of the credits that Utahns receive.