HARRISBURG (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) — State Representative Brandon Markosek announced on Wednesday the approval of COVID-19 stimulus tax exemptions.
This motion was ratified by the House Finance Committee and will prevent state and local taxes from being taken out of COVID relief.
Congress had already issued rebates for aid under the CARES Act to help people and businesses who had been taxed.
But House Bill 359 would not consider the stimulus payments as income and would, therefore, prohibit taxes from being taken from economic packages again.
The bill was approved unanimously and moves to the full House next.
"I believe people should be able to use every cent of their stimulus payment to offset hardships from the pandemic," Markosek said. "This legislation would help to keep that much-needed money in the hands of those who can use it to further care for their families."
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