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The Idaho Legislature’s 2025 Income Tax Relief Package Left Middle-Income Families Behind

  • The Idaho Legislature is responsible for allocating millions of tax dollars each year to support Idaho’s families, businesses, schools, and communities. Over the last

House Bill 304 Helps Idaho Homeowners and Schools, but Misses Opportunity to Bolster Circuit Breaker

  • Idahoans pay property taxes to contribute to improving their city and county infrastructure, like roads and schools. In response to the housing market boom

The Child Tax Credit Provides Tax Relief to All Families with Children 

  • The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is a tax incentive that provides tax relief for families with children. It is offered by the federal government

The Grocery Tax Credit Enhancement in House Bill 231 Helps Idaho Families as Food Prices Increase

  • Idaho families need access to affordable and nutritious food to remain healthy, attain financial stability, and be fully engaged members of their community. However,

Medicaid Expansion Remains Fiscally Responsible Policy Choice for Idaho 

  • FACT: Inflation and Total General Fund Expenditures Grew Faster than Medicaid Spending in Idaho Over the Past Five Years  From FY 2019 to FY

SB 1025, the Proposed Education Choice & Competition Act, Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Pay for Private School Expenses 

  • Idaho’s students, families, and communities benefit when Idaho’s kids have access to high quality educational opportunities. However, Senate Bill 1025 diverts taxpayer dollars away

HB 93, the Proposed Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Program, Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Pay for Private School Expenses 

  • Idaho’s students, families, and communities benefit when Idaho’s kids have access to high quality educational opportunities. However, House Bill 93 diverts taxpayer dollars away

House Bill 40’s Income Tax Cut Makes Idaho’s Tax System More Regressive, Shifting the Tax Burden to Working Families

  • Every year, Idaho spends millions of tax dollars to make sure families receive a good education, live in safe homes and communities, and enjoy

The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy is a private, not-for-profit, and non-partisan organization committed to high-quality fiscal research and analysis as well as policy leadership. 

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